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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After the marathon, the AAU banned women from competing in races against men, as women had not previously been explicitly excluded.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026 -
In experimental research with colleague Kristof Madarasz, Imas found that willingness to pay for an identical good roughly doubled when subjects learned a random subset of people would be excluded from purchasing it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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This month, the UAE banned most Iranians from entering or transiting the country.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Critics contend prediction markets are circumventing states’ sports betting laws and operating in places that have banned the practice.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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But Tampa Bay dropped Games 1 and 2 at home, putting it in a 2-0 hole, and was eliminated with a Game 5 loss in Tampa.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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Sean Couturier scored a hat trick and registered five points on a torn MCL, but his efforts weren't enough to save the Flyers in Game 6 when the Penguins eliminated them with an 8-5 win.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Platforms would be barred from using information collected and stored in the age assurance system, or in appeals, for anything but age assurance, and would have to delete the information within 10 days of an age determination or appeal resolution, per the bill text.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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There, Quenneville’s triumphs were later tainted by an organizational scandal that left him barred by the league for several seasons prior to joining the Ducks.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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They’ve been shut out three times during this dismal stretch.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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They have been shut out three times in their past five games and have scored a total of 10 runs during the losing streak, including just one in the first two games of this series at Dodger Stadium.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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The team won’t wear its City Edition jerseys at home during the remainder of the first round, although road games haven’t been ruled out yet depending on its opponent’s uniform choices.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Just before the game, the Rockets ruled out Kevin Durant with a knee injury.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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At one point during the discussion, Park Ridge Chief Bob Kampwirth said if the city did pass a resolution that prohibited city parking lot use, the most his officers could likely do would be to ask the federal officials to move.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Bodies were sighted, but fuel that could have been easily ignited and the natural terrain hampered rescue efforts to the point where even airboats were eventually prohibited from skimming the river of grass to help.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Matt Shaw’s diving catch in right field in the ninth prevented Trea Turner from driving in a run.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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By going forward with this process while a criminal indictment is pending, the Committee prevented me from defending myself.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Counted (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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