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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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HOAs in many states can foreclose over unpaid dues even if the homeowner’s mortgage is up-to-date.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

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

Hospital bills arrived daily; the uninsured roofer had sent a lawyer after them, as had Grover, who stood ready to foreclose.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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

Tyndall’s death forecloses a criminal trial set for next year.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

“This Court’s longstanding precedent forecloses applicants’ attempt to have the courts look behind the request’s stated legislative purpose to the subjective motives of individual legislators,” she wrote.

From Washington Post Nov. 22, 2022

“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

Connecticut State Police described the bodies found at the foreclosed home as “skeletal remains” and identified one of them as the previous co-owner, Sally Anne Cash, who would be 54 years old today.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

That case, Gorsuch reasoned, was on point here: It foreclosed Flowers’ rule that workers needed to cross state lines or interact with vehicles traveling across borders to engage in interstate commerce.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2026

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

They’d have him disbarred; Bud Gleason would no doubt see that Hirsshorn foreclosed on his house.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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

Isabella County, in which the court will examine whether government has the right to keep value beyond what is owed in taxes after foreclosing on a home.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

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

He was on the point of foreclosing a mortgage by which he would complete the ruin of an unlucky land speculator, for whom he had professed the greatest friendship.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various



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