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exclusionary

[ik-skloo-zhuh-ner-ee] / ɪkˈsklu ʒəˌnɛr i /




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“It has been incredibly troubling to see the rise of a movement that is predicated on an exclusionary vision,” Mamdani said this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Frustrated with an industry they viewed as wasteful, exclusionary and obsessed with consumption, the pair wanted a name that reflected their criticism of it.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Title IX was meant to combat demeaning and exclusionary sex stereotypes.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

That position is at the core of the legal case brought by Brosseau, which argues that current laws are exclusionary to those with mental illness and therefore unconstitutional.

From BBC May 15, 2026

While I was encouraged by their militancy, I thought that their philosophy, in its concentration on blackness, was exclusionary, and represented an intermediate view that was not fully mature.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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