ostracism
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It is fair to assume ostracising Rashford this season is off the agenda.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
He says he doesn't blame his parents for ostracising him.
From BBC • May 31, 2025
However, fellow Australian swimmer Maddie Groves has criticised Campbell's comments, asking on Twitter whether she was "OK with ostracising an already marginalised group?"
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2022
She also flagged what she felt was the apparent hypocrisy of Hollywood profiting from her husband while also ostracising him.
From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2019
I think we had a fairly good plan last year—the plan we copy from the old Greeks—the plan of 180 ostracising.
From Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall by Vosburgh, R. G.
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