rule out
Example Sentences
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“At no point did President Haines decline a conversation with Mr. Smith or rule out a future public conversation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
But he also said that "if the situation really deteriorates and shipping were to come to a standstill, we could not rule out an impact on our results".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Monday, Downing Street did not rule out renting space in foreign prisons, when asked by reporters if the government was considering doing so.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
That difference supported the idea that potato cultivation played an important role, but the researchers had to rule out another major event in Indigenous American history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
“She forced it to go to that situation on the bus so that she could rule out Erudite—except Erudite wasn’t ruled out.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
