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She has not ruled out a return to the series.

However, he did not rule out a return to the sport in future.

Therefore, all this must be kept secret - which rules out any approach to the police or other outside agency.

She did not rule out a return to politics after graduating.

And the study could not rule out the possibility of harm to some patients.

But she is not ruling out a brief side trip to a new low.

Not that he is ruling out a move to Hollywood at some stage later on.

He is wise not to rule out totally a return to the game.

So that seems to me to rule out a return to Zion.

Robert Spiller doesn't rule out a return to the oil business.