freeze out

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Verb
  • Thanks to the Senate parliamentarian, who disallowed a clause that excluded foreign students from the count, UChicago’s tax bill will likely be unchanged.
    Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • That excludes Tetairoa McMillan, Jayden Higgins, and Kyle Williams from this list.
    Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The bill also bans interest payments on stablecoins and imposes strict anti-money-laundering and sanctions compliance, with restrictions on executives with financial crime convictions.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Schaumburg, for example, allows low-speed e-bikes on the same paths as traditional bikes, but Highland Park has banned some of those same bikes from its trails.
    Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The winner secured the Western Conference’s eighth seed, the loser was eliminated.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 July 2025
  • Any year before that is not as apt of a comparison, considering MLB eliminated the waiver trade deadline — which allowed teams to make deals until Aug. 31, even after the traditional trade deadline had passed — in 2019.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • That means with enough filings for Level 3 and Level 4 registrants, individuals paid at Level 2 would be shut out from obtaining H-1B petitions.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • After winning outright or sharing the trainers’ title for four straight Del Mar meetings, D’Amato was shut out in 2024.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The university was also barred from competing for new grants.
    New York Times, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • But Le Pen was barred from standing by a French court in a case related to her party's finances.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Transparency rules have been introduced to prevent conflicts of interest among contractors and design professionals involved in inspections and repairs.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
  • Until now, there was no centralized system in place to prevent double billing, which enabled overpayments to go unnoticed.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • He’s also ruled out the Chinese mainland due to fierce competition, entrenched EV incumbents, and a power grid so advanced that ultra-fast charging is widely available—making battery swapping largely unnecessary.
    Clay Chandler, Fortune, 19 July 2025
  • Despite the damage, authorities ruled out foul play in Daniel’s disappearance.
    Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
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“Freeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze%20out. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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