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kibosh

[kahy-bosh, ki-bosh] / ˈkaɪ bɒʃ, kɪˈbɒʃ /


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Remarriage will put the kibosh in your ability to claim spousal benefits on your first spouse’s record.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Various delays intervened, but the work was finally scheduled to have its debut last month, until Mr. Glass’s maneuver put the kibosh on things.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

What’s more, it would provide either one or both of the Bezoses the ability to put the editorial kibosh on anything they deem unfit to print, while shoehorning their own interests into the publication.

From Salon May 6, 2026

Erica Donald, Aaron’s wife of four years and mother of two children, did her best to put the kibosh on such speculation in a 16-second video Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2024

A long stretch of low, overcast skies at Cape Canaveral put the kibosh on two more scheduled launches, on January 20 and February 12,1962.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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