as in excludes
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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This figure, however, excludes emissions from land-use change and forestry.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Rheinmetall values excludes frame and utilization nomination.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Vapes are not subject to the ban, but laws restricting the sale of vapes and nicotine products will be strengthened under the new legislation, as will bans on smoking in public places.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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DeSantis scheduled the session for late April as the nation awaits a Supreme Court ruling on a key section of the Voting Rights Act that bans discrimination in voting systems.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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The effort faces an uphill battle, as Florida’s Constitution bars the drawing of districts with the intent to favor or disfavor a party.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, a judge found Jackson intellectually disabled, which bars him from the death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s 2027 budget, released a few days before CISA issued its current advisory, proposes to cut more than seven hundred million dollars from the agency; among other things, the budget eliminates its election-security program.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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This approach eliminates the federal gas and diesel taxes, lowering gas prices and reducing the pain at the pump.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rat poison typically includes bromadiolone, which prevents blood from clotting, according to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Lindsay Olson, the founder of Lulu Designs, explains how treating the outdoors as a room prevents a space from looking sparse.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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Litigation brought by five Maryland independents is also challenging the constitutionality of a primary system that shuts out the very voters who fund it.—
Terry Lierman,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2026
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That shuts out about 70 percent of the middle class, not to mention all of those households who earn less than $53,000.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The platform prohibits creators from owning or creating new channels following a termination.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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The order prohibits Pearce from contacting Jackson or coming within 500 feet of her home or workplace or within 100 feet of her vehicle.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Counts (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counts%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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