rules out
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"If this principle rules out one, it has to rule out the other."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
One of my climate obsessions, post-California, is clean indoor air, which rules out burning wood inside the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
That rules out putting all of it in the market, but even investing a portion — $30,000 — in your 60s is not exactly a bad idea.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Burnham "rules out general early election", the paper adds, quoting the new leader: "I don't think people want it".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The anatomical evidence from Phineas rules out nine of these.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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