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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left (out)
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Anthropic spent this spring fighting a Pentagon supply-chain-risk designation that excluded it from Defense Department contracts, a label a federal judge suggested looked like punishment after the company refused to let the military use Claude for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026 -
He even was excluded from the yearbook, the suit noted.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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For at least one claim submission, ROV omitted medical reports from physicians who did not believe the player had Parkinson’s, the audit found.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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What those posts often omitted was that the apparent discrepancy resulted from how the data were displayed.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2026
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In correspondence discouraging districts’ diversity programs, the administration has repeatedly cited a broad interpretation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, which prevented colleges and universities from directly considering race in admissions.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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World Liberty is embroiled in litigation with Justin Sun, a crypto investor who was a major early purchaser of WLFI tokens, over his allegations that World Liberty has quietly prevented him from selling his tokens.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Because of prior convictions, which include federal gun charges, Burton is prohibited from owning a firearm.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Less than two months later, the two nations and Great Britain signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited weapons testing in the atmosphere and in the water.—
Abigail R. Hall,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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“Left (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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