foreclose
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This does not, of course, foreclose another question: Does the book add anything of additional value—defining the term, loosely, to include perspective and narrative fluency?
But circumstances can change, and a permanent prohibition against Ukrainian membership would foreclose a step that may become necessary.
"The judge has called Trump's bluff," she told MSNBC, adding that "what the judge does here is he forecloses Trump's opportunity to tell everybody what a terrible biased judge he had."
From Salon
By 2020, Adler was experimenting with a buddy program at a residence for formerly homeless senior citizens when the pandemic foreclosed on in-person contact.
From Los Angeles Times
The county foreclosed on the condo and sold it for $40,000 — but kept all the money instead of returning the $25,000 left over after the initial $15,000 debt was satisfied.
From Washington Times
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