exclusion

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Recent Examples of exclusion Restricted airspace and maritime exclusion zones appeared days in advance, matching prior hypersonic trial setups. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026 House Republicans are scrambling to find the votes for a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as conservatives threaten to revolt over the exclusion of funding for deportations and re-up demands that the SAVE America Act be attached. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 Families and schools sued the state earlier this month, saying the months-long exclusion amounted to religious discrimination. Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 Two federal lawsuits, one by a Houston parent and another by a group of schools and parents, were filed against the state over the exclusion of some Muslim schools from the TEFA program. Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclusion
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Noun
  • But how Andrew’s de facto banishment would affect his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, wasn’t known.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Both view the Lebanese government as still completely incapable of disarming Hezbollah, though both were shocked at the new assertiveness of Beirut as seen by Tuesday’s banishment of Iran’s ambassador.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In some cases, people who take these risks experience potentially negative social consequences such as disapproval, ostracism and career setbacks.
    Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Invisible exiles lose families—parents, siblings, partners, children—and endure social ostracism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The dismissal of several key claims from the suit comes one month ahead the scheduled start of their trial.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • What did the judge say in his dismissal?
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026

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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusion. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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