as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight
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The opening result excluding previews is in line with Captain Underpants, and above Sonic 3 and Paw Patrol.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025 -
After crunching the numbers to exclude armies of data-scraping AI bots, the Wikimedia Foundation says that between March and August this year, the number of Wikipedia page views coming from real humans declined by 8% year-on-year.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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Trump has issued orders seeking to ban the use of mail ballots or at least the counting of those cast by Election Day but received afterward — a common practice in both Democratic and Republican states.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The tush push has been a constant story this season after the play fell just short of receiving the necessary votes in the offseason to ban it.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Tuesday administrative order from the court bars civil arrests, without a warrant, of a party or witness to proceedings at the local courthouse, within and around any of the Cook County courthouses.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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This may very well mean that Wentz, who has performed admirably as the starter, could be set to start the next two games for the Vikings barring a drastic improvement of McCarthy's status.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Apple exec said leagues could eliminate blackouts, have more streaming bundles, and ask media partners to make accessible features that allow multitasking streams to show games happening simultaneously, even those on different platforms.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … TED JENKIN – Should all 50 states eliminate income tax?—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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These suburban residents hope that vigilance will prevent the process of neighbourhood change from beginning.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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While the administration frames it as a measure to prevent misuse, the policy raises questions about the consequences for migrants.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Count (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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