Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
In the solar system, the dance of the giant planets cast out a wealth of material.
Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have threatened not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded from the competition.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.
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