as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors
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The cuts are meant to eliminate redundancies and streamline the business, a source familiar with the matter confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Electoral victories can be undone, regulations weakened or eliminated entirely.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 4 Nov. 2024
Efforts to eliminate or consolidate units of government have largely failed for a century, thanks in part to politicians’ instinct for self preservation, but also a fear, particularly among many in rural downstate areas, of losing their civic identity.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
Israel has since claimed to have eliminated Nasrallah’s cousin Hashem Safieddine, who was expected to step up as the organization’s central leader.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Electoral victories can be undone, regulations weakened or eliminated entirely.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 4 Nov. 2024
Efforts to eliminate or consolidate units of government have largely failed for a century, thanks in part to politicians’ instinct for self preservation, but also a fear, particularly among many in rural downstate areas, of losing their civic identity.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
Israel has since claimed to have eliminated Nasrallah’s cousin Hashem Safieddine, who was expected to step up as the organization’s central leader.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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Total expenses excluding management fees increased to $438,982 from $238,942.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The new district added Port Washington, more of Grafton and excluded chunks of the old district west of Menomonee Falls.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 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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Trump has pledged to defund gender-affirming care—and to ban it for minors.Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
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During his time in Congress, Pocan has pushed back on efforts to ban or force a sale of the popular social media app Tik Tok and was quick to address last year's attack on Israel by Hamas, which drew him into a feud with a pro-Israel group.Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Drone operation is regulated by the FAA, and state and federal agencies wildlife agencies usually prohibit drones in many natural areas, and usually forbid intentionally or inadvertently harassing wildlife with them.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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As noted by employees in recent videos celebrating Kennedy’s potential role in the Trump administration, IRS rules prohibit nonprofits from directly or indirectly supporting political campaigns.Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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