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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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Pinnacle filed for bankruptcy last year after Flagstar moved to foreclose on the portfolio.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

But circumstances can change, and a permanent prohibition against Ukrainian membership would foreclose a step that may become necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

In their mutually reinforcing preparations to annihilate one another, erase the past and foreclose the possibility of future generations, he concluded, “the superpowers have dutifully embraced this legacy…Adolf Hitler lives on.”

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

"To hold otherwise would be to completely foreclose the further development of music in that genre or for that purpose."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

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



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