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| Weighted Average Common Shares | WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES Basic earnings per common share consider only the weighted-average of common shares outstanding while diluted earnings per common share also consider the dilutive effects of stock options and incentive shares. An inconsequential number of shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of dilutive earnings per share in 2019 and 2018 as the effect would have been antidilutive, while 4.5 million shares of common stock were excluded in 2017. Earnings allocated to participating securities were inconsequential for all years presented. Reconciliations of weighted-average shares for basic and diluted earnings per common share follow (shares in millions):
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