as in excluded
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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International films are quite frequently excluded from eligibility because they’re generally not written by WGA members who are under the guild’s collective bargaining agreement.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2026 -
During their sophomore year of high school, Shelia and Rachel had grown closer, leaving Skylar feeling excluded.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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North Korea was banned from the 2015 World Cup, then failed to qualify for the Asian Cup in 2018 and the World Cup in 2019.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some obvious changes in parenting guidelines over the years include no longer allowing kids to ride a bike without a helmet or travel in a car without a car seat—most parents have also banned crib bumpers and blankets from their infants cribs, too.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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First the Spartans eliminated Inglewood with 13 threes.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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With the latest Webb data, researchers now have far greater confidence in where asteroid 2024 YR4 will be in 2032 and have eliminated the possibility of a lunar impact.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Justin Clarke-Samuel, a 41-year-old Briton who performs rap music as Ghetts, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and barred from driving for 17 years for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in an October 2025 hit-and-run in London.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those who do not follow the rules would be barred from doing business with the city for up to four years.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Irish have shut out three of their past five opponents.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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Suz Kroeber, a Washington Heights mom of two children, said she and her wife were shut out of 3-k last year for their oldest child.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has ruled out talking, sending a clear message that the remaining leadership in Iran is prepared to fight, rather than take instructions from Washington.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said an invasion of Iran with ground forces, which would demand a much greater surge of combat power beyond what's already deployed, hasn't been ruled out.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to Texas law, cell phones are prohibited within 100 feet of voting stations.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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Gender-affirming medical care and changing one’s gender in official documents are prohibited.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Firearm safety activists say the shootings could have been prevented by following Michigan's safe storage law.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, the contract included non-disparagement and binding arbitration clauses which would have prevented the siblings from going to the police with their allegations or suing the Jackson estate in open court.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Counted (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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