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<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>jQuery :not(.a, .b) demo</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; }
    .card { padding: 10px; margin: 6px 0; background: #f8fafc; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 6px; }
    .highlight { border-color: #22c55e; background: #ecfdf5; }
    .skip, .draft { opacity: 0.5; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="card">Published article</div>
  <div class="card skip">Archived (skip)</div>
  <div class="card draft">Work in progress</div>
  <div class="card">Another published post</div>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $("div.card:not(.skip, .draft)").addClass("highlight");
  </script>
</body>
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