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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That excludes Tetairoa McMillan, Jayden Higgins, and Kyle Williams from this list.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025 -
Thanks to the Senate parliamentarian, who disallowed a clause that excluded foreign students from the count, UChicago’s tax bill will likely be unchanged.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
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 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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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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The university was also barred from competing for new grants.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 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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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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Further, the rate of new federal research grant awards has nearly halved, stalling new studies and preventing budding scientists from being paid for their work.—
Lisa Eyler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Having to spend three hours being poked and prodded and prevented from making phone calls rankled; Diamandis is an incorrigible multitasker.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Count (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/count%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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