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as in objected
to present an opposing opinion or argument
I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living
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as in excluded
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election
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Recent Examples of excepted
Minnesota is excepted to have a few more openings for high school players in this recruiting cycle and offensive line slots have vacancies.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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For similar reasons, Bangladesh has objected to India’s plans to connect 30 rivers as part of a massive irrigation project.—
Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a Facebook post this month, Picoult alleged that the complaint about the play came from a single parent who objected to the original text’s having a nonbinary character.—
Hallie Jackson,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Trump levied his greatest assault against the international economic order, announcing the most expansive set of tariffs in American history on both autocratic adversaries and America’s closest democratic allies in April 2025 (Russia was strikingly excluded).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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ISPs without a 2-gig or faster tier were excluded to ensure the rankings reflect the top-performing, next-generation networks available in 2025.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The government banned the import, possession, use, manufacturing and distribution of all vapes in the Maldives in late 2024, regardless of age.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The country's largest opposition party Chadema was banned from contesting the elections and its leader Tundu Lissu is currently on trial on treason charges.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Mochen claimed, and text messages from Kaliyev appear to confirm to the Post, that Kaliyev was even barred from practices over the unpaid debts.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As the search for Melodee continues, relatives have claimed Ashlee barred the child's paternal family from seeing her for years, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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After New York helped the ladies decorate their cakes for the next 120 seconds, Dan ultimately eliminated one of them in pursuit of the prize.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite being a favorite among her fellow contestants, she was eliminated from the group’s running early on.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Excepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excepted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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