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He said the vetting landscape in 2009, though not as strict as today, should still have meant Greer's past would preclude entry to the police.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Would spending in one area preclude spending in another?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

"This doesn't preclude some relatively minor modification of the fiscal rules to allow somewhat more borrowing for investment, but not for current spending," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

To preclude lawmakers considering more radical moves such as allowing video cameras to record Fed meetings, Greenspan led his colleagues to approve the release of policy-meeting transcripts with a five-year lag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

He’d gone through a repentance process so he could cleanse himself of the behavior that would preclude him from going on a mission.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Provinces could still favor Canadian suppliers, but cannot have direct language that precludes a US supplier from a project.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

But as a matter of law, the TPS statute precludes judicial review.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

It also isn’t clear that the Donroe Doctrine precludes interventions outside the Western Hemisphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

"We are dedicated to serving our community with full transparency; however, the law precludes us from doing so while the court order remains in this case," Dr Ukpo added.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

“Absolutely. Owls are wise. They are carefu and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

But some of them seemed to dispute the defence's claim that postpartum psychosis - a rare post-childbirth condition characterised by mania and depression - precluded Clancy from criminal liability.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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

Comey had asked Currie to dismiss the case “with prejudice,” a move that would have precluded reviving the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 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

For his part, Charles admitted that Emma had been right when she said that his looking at the world in a scientific way probably precluded him from looking at it in a religious way.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Under the provisions of the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, regulations governing the flag had become "a transferred prerogative matter", precluding Her Majesty's "command on flags … having any legal effect in Northern Ireland".

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025

“What they want to do is get people up and running to start building the bank, rather than precluding people at the front end,” Portilla said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

The Hertz rental had burned down to its frame, precluding the collection of DNA evidence, Det.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2025

By comparison, even the best available practical hydrogen storage tanks allow the gas to leak out at a rate of about 1 percent per day, precluding any uses that would require year-long storage, Li says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023

“It means,” said Baaz, “that it will be added to your debts. By my own quick calculations, you should be able to pay it back in approximately thirty-five years, precluding interest.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray