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
This theory was ruled out after a subsequent investigation by Safe found no signs of unauthorized access to its infrastructure, no compromises of other Safe wallets, and no obvious vulnerabilities in the Safe codebase.
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Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Already, Russia appears to be hardening its stance: Moscow has ruled out any peacekeepers from NATO-member countries in monitoring any peace settlement.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
And after Smith was ruled out for the rest of the season in December, the Heat has kept him on a two-way contract despite there being no salary-cap penalty for swapping him out for a healthy player.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Already, Russia appears to be hardening its stance: Moscow has ruled out any peacekeepers from NATO-member countries in monitoring any peace settlement.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
And after Smith was ruled out for the rest of the season in December, the Heat has kept him on a two-way contract despite there being no salary-cap penalty for swapping him out for a healthy player.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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The acquisition excludes the AI Pin device, which will cease functioning on February 28, 2025, as Humane's servers go offline.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2%, beating economists’ expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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The move follows a pilot program during the current school year where more than 100 of the state's 237 school districts banned phones.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Naperville’s review of existing regulations comes in the wake of the Elgin City Council this month tentatively approving an ordinance that would ban the advertisement, display, sale or delivery of any products containing delta-8 or delta-9 THC without a state license.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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On Tuesday, a federal judge denied a request to temporarily bar DOGE teams from accessing internal government systems and removing employees from U.S. agencies, handing Trump a win on one of his signature initiatives.—
Bloomberg News,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Lawyers representing the students had asked the court to temporarily bar Mr. Musk’s team from sifting through databases that contain identifying information about students and their families, which lawyers behind the lawsuit said had already occurred in violation of the Privacy Act of 1974.—
Zach Montague,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Companies across industries have scrambled to reduce carbon footprints, embrace renewable energy, and eliminate waste; all in pursuit of a more environmentally friendly future.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Streamlining licensing processes would reduce delays, eliminate redundant administrative costs and ensure that taxpayer dollars are used more effectively.—
Charles E. Sydnor,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Starmer and France's Emmanuel Macron came to Washington this week after Europe and Ukraine were shut out of peace talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The visits will be critical to showing whether there is any scope for US-European cooperation on the war — after the continent was shut out of US talks in Saudi Arabia with Russia this week.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Studies have shown that magnesium supplements, such as magnesium citrate, can help prevent bone loss.8 Risks and Side Effects Too much magnesium may cause diarrhea, dehydration, and an upset stomach.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Health,
17 Feb. 2025
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Oregano oil brings a dose of antioxidants, ginger root extract helps strengthen strands and prevent breakage, and goji berry extract keeps your scalp balanced and oil production in check.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
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The law prohibits the sale, manufacture, possession and purchase of assault-style weapons, assault weapon attachments and .50 caliber cartridges in the state of Illinois.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pol said his bill Senate Bill 409, which prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an employee for attending their child’s case conference committee at school, passed out of the Senate.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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