as in excluding
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom
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The company reported earnings per share of 71 cents per share, excluding certain items, above the 53 cents per share expected by FactSet.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025 -
His Cleveland recordings of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Dvořák rank with the best of the modern era, their transparency and elegance never excluding vigor and warmth.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than a dozen of this year’s participants were aged 30 or above, after Miss USA lifted longstanding rules in 2024 banning women aged over 28 (as well as married women and mothers) from entering.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bovino was accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters the following day in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, per CNN, potentially violating a judge’s temporary restraining order banning the use of such tactics in the city.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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However, Graf denied Robinson's request to appear without restraints, with Graf barring the media from taking photos or videos of the defendant's restraints.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement What the Supreme Court is considering At issue before the Supreme Court is whether the federal statute barring gun ownership for unlawful drug users is similar enough to other historical restrictions on firearm possession.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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State law limits how California’s 256 public cemetery districts can make money, prohibiting them from selling memorial markers or mausoleums and offering mortuary or cremation services.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin said the incident may expedite security enhancements that have been planned for the parking lot, including prohibiting parking next to the station.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Tigers exacted some measure of revenge by eliminating Cleveland in the wild card series — only to once again lose the ALDS in five games — this time in highly heartbreaking fashion, on a walk-off base hit by the Seattle Mariners in the 15th inning.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Milei also passed reforms like eliminating rent controls, to great results.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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Led by scientists at Rice University in Houston, the study suggests Jupiter's early growth cut off the flow of gas and dust toward the inner solar system, preventing the material that would one day form Earth, Venus and Mars from spiraling into the sun.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Breaking up or obscuring the reflection makes the glass visible to birds, preventing them from hitting your windows.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Debarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarring. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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