as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means
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In December 2024, retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts were up by a more modest 2.9% year on year.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Leapfrog said a hospital could be excluded from the report for various reasons.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Currently, diehard hound hunters (as they’re called there) are at odds with property-rights advocates who want to ban the practice.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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The United States recently marked 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision that banned segregation in public schools.—
Ayala Hendin,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Industry analysts forecast that global banks may eliminate up to 200,000 positions over the next three to five years.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Between the lines: The choice before lawmakers is whether to allow tipped wages to be gradually eliminated — with unknown effects on the state's tipping culture.—
Joe Guillen,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Schumer will revisit a Trump collaboration now that Democrats will be shut out of power in Washington for the next two years.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Jan. 2025
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The former Baltimore Ravens and Giants defensive coordinator flexed his pedigree down the stretch of the Wolverines’ season, shutting out Ohio State’s offense in the second half of a 13-10 upset at The ‘Shoe before holding Alabama to three second-half points to end the year with a bang.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Heading into new member orientation last year, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill that would bar McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from using female bathrooms.—
Rachel Schilke,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Jan. 2025
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One potential charge was under the Insurrection Act, a Civil War-era law that bars those who incite an insurrection against the U.S. from holding federal office.—
Robert Legare,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cooking the pasta separately from the soup prevents it from overcooking, becoming mushy, and continuing to absorb up the broth when stored.—
Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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Pivot or Die prompts one to reflect on the critical pivots needed to protect frontier-sector capitalism from overregulation and prevent its slide into the increasingly popular but less innovative model of business-government fusion.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Trump declared, having previously declined to rule out using military force.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The violent insurrection overshadowed the final days of Trump's first term and seemed at the time almost certain to rule out any future bid for the presidency.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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