precluded

Example Sentences

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Winds also precluded the use of water-dropping aircraft: Firefighters attempted one drop, but the wind blew the water away before it reached the ground, Theune said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Reading the Westfall Act with close “attention to its text,” he concluded, shows that Congress has not precluded laws like Maine’s.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The secrecy precluded a medal of honor without a waiver from Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

I could have claimed Austrian retirement on my 65th birthday in 2023, but concerns about the Windfall Elimination Provision interfering with my Social Security benefits precluded this.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

It occurred to me that the business of surviving precluded a great many things, exploring and falling in love not least among them.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs