as in to eliminate
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the revelation that the candidate had excluded journalists from certain news outlets from the press briefing
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Recent Examples of exclude
Consequently, and following an assessment by the CFCB of all the other relevant conditions included in the settlement agreement, Olympique Lyonnais will not be excluded from the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions (see media release of 30 June 2025).
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 July 2025
That really bothers me more than anything else; that bothers me more than even being excluded.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2025
The New York Times reported that national media were mostly excluded.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
This summit is unusually narrow in scope: five nations — Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal — were invited, notably excluding regional heavyweights like Nigeria or South Africa.
—Yohann Ripert, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 July 2025
That really bothers me more than anything else; that bothers me more than even being excluded.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2025
The New York Times reported that national media were mostly excluded.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
This summit is unusually narrow in scope: five nations — Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal — were invited, notably excluding regional heavyweights like Nigeria or South Africa.
—Yohann Ripert, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Any year before that is not as apt of a comparison, considering MLB eliminated the waiver trade deadline — which allowed teams to make deals until Aug. 31, even after the traditional trade deadline had passed — in 2019.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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The winner secured the Western Conference’s eighth seed, the loser was eliminated.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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The bill also bans interest payments on stablecoins and imposes strict anti-money-laundering and sanctions compliance, with restrictions on executives with financial crime convictions.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Schaumburg, for example, allows low-speed e-bikes on the same paths as traditional bikes, but Highland Park has banned some of those same bikes from its trails.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The policy prohibits routine meals and says food purchases must serve a business purpose, such as recognition events or emergency operations.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Thus, the creditor requested and the court granted an injunction which prohibited the debtors from transferring away their membership interests in the LLCs until the judgment had been satisfied.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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These interceptors would essentially be small satellites positioned in low-Earth orbit, likely a few hundred miles above the planet, circling the world every 90 minutes ready for commands to prevent nuclear Armageddon.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 July 2025
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Until now, there was no centralized system in place to prevent double billing, which enabled overpayments to go unnoticed.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The university was also barred from competing for new grants.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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But Le Pen was barred from standing by a French court in a case related to her party's finances.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclude. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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