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@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Bug fixes
 * Fixed a bug in ``xs.search_data_catalogs`` when searching for fixed fields and specific experiments/members. (:pull:`251`).
 * Fixed a bug in the documentation build configuration that prevented stable/latest and tagged documentation builds from resolving on ReadTheDocs. (:pull:`256`).
 * Fixed ``get_warming_level`` to avoid incomplete matches. (:pull:`269`).
+* `search_data_catalogs` now eliminates anything that matches any entry in `exclusions`. (:issue:`275`, :pull:`280`).
 
 Internal changes
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