shut out

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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

While you’ve been shut out, they have made aircraft carrier-loads of money, and that’s just wrong.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

And after converting eight of 16 power-play opportunities against the Oilers, the Ducks were shut out in four chances against the Golden Knights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The war has also left airlines largely shut out of critical airspace corridors in the Middle East that offer the quickest connections between Europe and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I stretched out along the pew, closed my eyes to shut out the burn of the overhead lights and took a deep breath.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx