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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Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have threatened not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded from the competition.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The majority of Jafar Panahi‘s movies have been made illegally, under the radar, and in secret away from the eyes of the Iranian government, if not banned in his home country altogether.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
20 Oct. 2025
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The state also limited preseason contact drills to six hours total and banned spring and summer practices.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Then, she had been eliminated in the semifinals.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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She was eliminated by bachelor Peter Weber in the fourth week, per Bachelor Nation.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, an appeals court barred the county from enforcing the ban.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Muttaqi faced hard questions as to why Afghan girls and women were barred from schools and the workforce.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Yet having been shut out by midtable flyers Gamba Osaka, who had been chasing an eighth victory in a row, hope remains for a bunched chasing pack that seems hellbent on ensuring a multi-team title race.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The dispute underscores an intensifying divide within the Democratic Party between establishment forces aligned with major donors and progressives who say those same networks are shutting out grassroots women candidates.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, starting small forward Moses Moody was ruled out of the Clippers matchup and is expected to miss time after that with a calf injury.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), the fourth-largest party in the Lower House, ruled out forming a new coalition with the LDP.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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That appetite is driving a wave of cafe and restaurant openings, as young Saudis with higher disposable incomes and fewer social restrictions flock to public spaces where gender mixing was prohibited just five years ago.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Amid the apparent staffing shortages, some parkgoers have been BASE jumping at Yosemite during the shutdown, though the recreational sport is generally prohibited at national parks.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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That shutdown was blamed on a network connectivity problem that prevented controllers from seeing train locations on the tracks, which made safe operation of the system impossible.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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There’s also the issue of money that may have prevented her from returning for the 2025 fashion show.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Counted (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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