diff --git a/.bazelignore b/.bazelignore
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+bazel-bin
+bazel-grpc
+bazel-out
+bazel-testlogs
+bins
+libs
+objs
+third_party/abseil-cpp
+third_party/googleapis
+third_party/protoc-gen-validate
+third_party/udpa