as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport
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Recent Examples of shut out
Troy Smith, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
At the center of the legal battle is Biden’s new debt relief plan, which aims to help borrowers who the Education Department says have been shut out of existing forgiveness programs or are trapped in unaffordable debt.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
Yamamoto pitched five shutout innings, surrendering just two hits – both singles.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Catch up quick: The Guardians took Game 1 at Progressive Field, but were shut out in Games 2 and 3.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
At the center of the legal battle is Biden’s new debt relief plan, which aims to help borrowers who the Education Department says have been shut out of existing forgiveness programs or are trapped in unaffordable debt.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
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The kid from Harvard-Westlake, who watched games here and pitched (and won) here in a CIF Southern Section final in 2013 – with, incidentally, a complete game shutout – came up with the performance a kid dreams about, in a big game, for his hometown team, with his mother in the stands.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
Yamamoto pitched five shutout innings, surrendering just two hits – both singles.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 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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The Rebels turned in a dominant defensive performance against Carson Beck and the Bulldogs a week after Jaxson Dart set school passing records in a blowout of Arkansas.Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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In their most recent game, a blowout loss to the Knicks, Warriors castoff Ryan Rollins played 12 minutes.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Still, Thursday wasn’t a complete washout, thanks in part to cruise ships and cigarettes.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Friday, day two of the four-day festival, was a washout.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 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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Also at stake is control of Congress, as a sweep from either the Republicans and Democrats could mean a drastic overhaul of tax and spending policies that could affect corporations and how investors invest going forward.Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Topline Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a dead-heat race for the White House, according to polls of the national electorate and every battleground state—a scenario that could lead to a sweep for either candidate if polling errors from previous elections repeat.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The whirlwind half-century this summer to finish the whitewash against West Indies was a brief reminder of full flight mode.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Johns brothers continue to make a statement this week with the first 4-0 whitewash of a team of the weekend, defeating the hapless Columbus Sliders.Todd Boss, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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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.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Along with the wage increase, the new contract gives each worker a $12,000 ratification bonus and retains a performance bonus the company wanted to eliminate.David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both comic and series have suffered a similar fate — being buried in a landslide of Too Much Stuff — and both are clever little delights that deserve to be remembered.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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When Maduro refused to concede defeat, the opposition demonstrated impressive vigilance and organization, presenting copies of the official tallies from over 80 percent of the country’s polling stations to demonstrate that their candidate, Edmundo González, had won in a landslide.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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