shut out

Example Sentences

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For patients long shut out from the GLP-1 boom, the opening is a real milestone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

As some AI firms go public, China is shut out.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

But with key Gulf producers shut out of the global market, pledges to raise output in a bid to ease spiralling prices are unlikely to sway traders.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

After proving herself wrong, she has gone on to write a book partly about her experiences entitled My Body is a Meadow, about reclaiming the natural world for all who feel shut out from it.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

‘Don’t try to shut out the feelings. You won’t be able to. Just let them wash over you and drain out again. You’re scared.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan