as in excluding
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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Since hitting a high of 1,695 shows in 2022, per Luminate, the TV landscape (excluding live sports and news programming) has shrunk by a third.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Japan currently has the world’s ninth-largest gold reserves, excluding the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to World Gold Council (WGC) data.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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In addition to West Virginia, six other states have targeted food dyes with new laws or executive orders, requiring warning labels on food with certain dyes or banning the sale of such products in schools.—
Alan Greenblatt,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Last year, the court upheld a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors — a ruling with repercussions across the country.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Once there, Glick quickly gathered information that contradicted claims the authorities had made in ruling out foul play.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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Reasonable people can disagree about where to draw lines, but avoiding the conversation altogether by shutting out diverse views does not serve us.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Minnesota officials said on Thursday that the FBI is taking the lead on the investigation and freezing out state investigators.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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It was last renovated in the 1990s by Andrés Balazs, who gave it a more contemporary feel without eliminating old-school charms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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By eliminating heavy abrasion, jeans are less lightly to breakdown prematurely.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Jan. 2026
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But, barring that, business leaders seem to be less wowed by the hype around AI this year and more concerned with the nitty-gritty of how to implement the technology successfully at scale.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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In late-2024, the Israeli parliament passed laws banning UNRWA operations in Israel and barring official contact with the agency.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Counting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counting%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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