as in excludes
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means
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The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is currently chopping around 3%.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025 -
What the discount excludes is deli, meat, beer, wine, liquor and tobacco.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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An Ohio law introduced this year bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state's colleges and universities.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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None of this rules out an agreement on Chinese investments in the US as part of a broader trade deal.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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That rules out fanciful speculation that the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Glen Powell, Austin Butler, Jacob Elordi and others who don’t hail from UK shores are in the running.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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State law bars cities, counties and other local governments from enacting their own gun, stricter regulations.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The new law also bars day care providers from collecting immigration information about children or their parents and allows parents to nominate a temporary legal guardian for their child through family court.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is a highly-competitive event that eliminates the slowest drivers and determines placement for the third round, where the remaining athletes race for pole position (the front starting spot on the grid).—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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This removal process eliminates the need for harsh cleaning solutions and chemicals.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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Its dual processors and eight microphones power noise cancelation that shuts out nearly everything, while the 30mm drivers deliver balanced, detailed sound.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But in some cases, the infrastructure simply prevents students from being able to participate in school in the same way as their peers.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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On the first burn, always let the wax melt evenly across the surface to create a full pool—this prevents tunneling (where unused wax gets left around the edges).—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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