preclude

Example Sentences

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Along with all the other abuses uncovered during the Watergate era, new rules governing the FBI were put in place to preclude such abuses from happening again.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

Edward’s sternness does not preclude real love for all his children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

"This outcome should make plain that time does not preclude a successful prosecution; we will doggedly pursue justice for the victims of non-recent crimes, no matter how many decades have passed."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

“These standards would also preclude the use of proven technologies that fuel global shipping fleets, including lower emissions options where U.S. industry leads, such as LNG.”

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

High reliefs largely preclude this kind of pictorialism.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson