rule out of
idiom
chiefly British
: to remove (someone) from (a competition, contest, etc.)
She has been ruled out of today's game with a broken thumb.
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Shannon Royce, president of the Christian Employers Alliance, said the group wasn’t challenging the rule out of opposition to vaccines, noting that some group members have provided incentives for employees to get the shot.
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David A. Lieb, Geoff Mulvihill, Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Nov. 2021
The Hyatt Hotels Corporation imposed this rule out of its own desire to prevent the spread of disease on its own private property—and also, presumably, to shield its own liability in cases of rampant Covid transmission.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Feb. 2021
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David A. Lieb, Geoff Mulvihill, Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Nov. 2021
The Hyatt Hotels Corporation imposed this rule out of its own desire to prevent the spread of disease on its own private property—and also, presumably, to shield its own liability in cases of rampant Covid transmission.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Feb. 2021
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“Rule out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20out%20of. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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