as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means
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Basic economy is specifically excluded from this promotion, and only the base fare of a ticket, which excludes government taxes and fees, counts toward the bonus mile earnings.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025 -
It's not meant to segment or cut off or exclude a particular group.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Social media isn’t the sole cause of eating disorders, and banning it isn’t always necessary, Birely said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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That was, in essence, why the U.S. Supreme Court just this month unanimously upheld a law effectively banning TikTok—because Congress saw it as a national security risk that stood to benefit China.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, the Australian government announced a 10-year plan to eliminate further extinctions, which included efforts to conserve more than 30% of land mass and protect 110 priority species across the country.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Read More: Trump Shares the Founders' Delusions on Canada Secretary of State James G. Blaine saw annexation as a way to eliminate continued and contentious competition over fish and timber.—
Marc-William Palen / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Despite scoring a Golden Globe nom for director Payal Kapadia, the film was shut out at last week’s Oscar nominations.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
1 Feb. 2025
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This time, advocates were shut out of detention facilities.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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No reason was given for ABC News being barred from the briefing.—
Jeffrey Cook,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s sanctions blocked Bensouda from accessing any U.S.-based financial assets of court employees and barred her and her immediate family from entering the United States.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Funding cuts could prevent the FDA from making important recalls like the recent one on Lay's potato chips for undeclared milk allergens, Kevin Thompson, a finance expert and the founder and CEO of 9i Capital Group, told Newsweek.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Raheem Sterling came to look like costly, unintended restrictions on trade, as neither player has made meaningful contributions to the team in the first half of the season yet their presence prevented Arsenal from bringing in a Premier League striker on loan.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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These findings help rule out the possibility that the organic molecules originated from Ceres' interior.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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That rules out Obama, who served as president from 2009-2017, as well as Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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