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foreclose

[fawr-klohz, fohr-] / fɔrˈkloʊz, foʊr- /
VERB
exclude
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STRONG


VERB
take away the right to redeem a mortgage
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A buyer could foreclose on the property and potentially change its use to advanced manufacturing such as aerospace or defense, which is in high demand in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Not only does it create a lien against your home, but your relative could potentially foreclose on the property.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Friday's decision "is solely to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment to be considered by the jury," Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in her opinion.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

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?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

“Certain items supposedly from the estate of President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln have surfaced in a house the bank is forced to foreclose on. Do you grasp what this could mean, Mrs. Dowdel?”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

If the U.S. legally forecloses this question while other nations leave it open, we risk being strategically blindsided.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

"There is an adequate state ground for the prosecution and that forecloses Supreme Court jurisdiction on that issue," Peck said.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2024

Perhaps this is a deliberate choice, designed to spotlight how poverty forecloses any thought beyond the immediate present.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2023

But they shouldn’t adopt a theory of the First Amendment that forecloses such regulation entirely.

From Slate Jan. 9, 2023

“The bank forecloses on people’s farms and throws them off their land, and they don’t even appreciate it.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Colony Ridge foreclosed on one of the lots in 2021, according to Sanchez, who disputes the developer’s claims that she had missed loan payments.

From Salon Apr. 12, 2026

Virginia does not have a “right of redemption,” so homeowners are generally not permitted to repurchase the foreclosed property.

From MarketWatch Mar. 7, 2026

An A-CAP affiliate, ACM Delegate, foreclosed on all of Glutality’s assets, valued at $25.5 million, in July 2025, according to filings.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

Lindsay Hecox, a transgender woman and college student, challenged the law after it foreclosed her ability to compete on women’s teams consistent with her gender identity.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

I rode my bike home, two blocks past my building to this house that had been foreclosed on and abandoned.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

With a $127,000 federal tax lien on his New Orleans-area home in 2007 and a bank foreclosing on a second home in Florida, Alvendia joined Star Academy as a national salesman.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

By foreclosing rescission and large damages, the high court substantially narrowed the foundation for any significant plaintiffs’ fee award in future cases, lowering litigation risk at the margins.

From Barron's Jan. 14, 2026

By foreclosing that tool, the court doesn’t just alter the shape of judicial relief.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2025

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, a fellow New York Republican who reviles Santos, introduced a bill this year aimed at foreclosing just that possibility.

From Seattle Times Dec. 2, 2023

"Our lawyer is foreclosing," whispered a pert young damsel in Greta's ear.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir



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