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rule out

verb

  1. to dismiss from consideration
  2. to make impossible; preclude or prevent

    the rain ruled out outdoor games

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will take a calm approach to the trade tariffs and has ruled out "jumping into a trade war".

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Prosecutors have not ruled out charging others tied to their investigation.

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A large asteroid whose chances of hitting Earth have been all but ruled out is now slightly more likely to hit the Moon than previously thought, Nasa says.

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The government has said it is focused on ongoing negotiations to strike a deal with the US but it has not ruled out retaliating.

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The Trump administration has ruled out any country negotiating its way out of the new tariffs before they become live this weekend.

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