diff --git a/_config/filters.js b/_config/filters.js
index c738e1e..4184cb6 100644
--- a/_config/filters.js
+++ b/_config/filters.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ module.exports = function (eleventyConfig, { TIME_ZONE, defaultLanguage }) {
       const localized = all.find((p) => {
         const pLang = p.data && p.data.lang;
         const pStem = p.page && p.page.filePathStem ? p.page.filePathStem : "";
-        // be defensive: ensure pLang exists
+        // ensure pLang exists
         if (!pLang) return false;
         return pLang === pageLang && pStem.endsWith(key);
       });
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ module.exports = function (eleventyConfig, { TIME_ZONE, defaultLanguage }) {
     },
   );
 
+  // generic exclude filter
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter("exclude", (array, ...values) => {
+    return array.filter((item) => !values.includes(item));
+  });
+
   // turn on disabled nunjucks filters
   eleventyConfig.addFilter("keys", (obj) => Object.keys(obj));
   eleventyConfig.addFilter("values", (obj) => Object.values(obj));