as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
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Recent Examples of rule out
Trump has not ruled out separating families at the border again.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
The only starter on the active roster Miami had inactive was cornerback Kendall Fuller, who was ruled out Friday for a second week with his second concussion of the season.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Moss walked off the field on his own power after being looked at by trainers but was ruled out in the third quarter.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Carter, who’s again considered questionable to play, continued to do some work pre-game on the court but was ruled out for his 11th consecutive contest.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
The only starter on the active roster Miami had inactive was cornerback Kendall Fuller, who was ruled out Friday for a second week with his second concussion of the season.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Moss walked off the field on his own power after being looked at by trainers but was ruled out in the third quarter.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Carter, who’s again considered questionable to play, continued to do some work pre-game on the court but was ruled out for his 11th consecutive contest.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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The committee standards also excluded studies that were not clear on how foods were considered ultraprocessed — a common occurrence due to ongoing controversy among nutritionists as to how to define ultraprocessed foods.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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For a married couple, if both spouses are age 70½ or over when the distributions are made and both have IRAs, each spouse can exclude up to $105,000 for a total of up to $210,000 per year.James Brewer, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Approximately 15 editions were in circulation before the Catholic Church banned the text by listing it on the Index of Prohibited Books in 1559.Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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This false narrative has made a lot of tribal funding in North America contingent on sobriety; alcohol was banned on U.S. reservations until the 1950s.Sofia Perez, Saveur, 21 Nov. 2024
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The post is correct in asserting that directives are not laws and that the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act generally bars the military from acting as a domestic police force.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since 1987, the FDA has barred interstate shipments of the product and mandated milk be pasteurized, but states control raw milk sales within their borders. Pasteurization, named after French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, was invented in the 19th century.Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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There are also concerns the administration could narrow the scope of loans available to help students attain higher education, like eliminating Parent PLUS loans for undergraduates and graduate student PLUS loans — both of which Project 2025 calls for, Rosinger said.Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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The board eliminated the Sheriff’s Executive Director of Administration role, a position held by Aenlle, only for Corpus to promote him to assistant sheriff. County Executive Mike Callagy added that Aenlle’s access to all county buildings that are closed to the general public would be revoked.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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While programs such as the Works Progress Administration provided a crucial source of employment, most Black workers remained largely shut out of the Social Security system and unprotected by wage and hour regulations.Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Forgotten about this Series, and just as damaging to the Dodgers as Owen’s blunder: Freddie Fitzsimmons was sailing along in Game 3, shutting out the Yankees, when the final out of the seventh — a line drive by Marius Russo — bounced off Fitzsimmons’ leg, breaking his kneecap.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Once Trump withdraws America’s aegis over these allies, what is to prevent old hostilities from resurfacing, from enmities between Germany and France or Germany and Poland to lingering resentments between the Japanese and Koreans?Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Its 4,400 employees are responsible for distribution of federal financial aid for education, collecting and disseminating data and research related to schools, and prohibiting discrimination in schools.Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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The restrictive language in the Open Agreement, which prohibited certain antitrust claims, was seen as reinforcing this disparity.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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