preclude
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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
A market that keeps chugging ahead doesn’t preclude plenty of volatility under the surface, and it might not stay there.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition, said that the federal prosecution of a man accused of starting the earlier blaze does not preclude the department from discussing its actions surrounding both fires.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
Having kids doesn’t preclude workforce participation, and plenty of liberals are still putting a priority on parenthood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
High reliefs largely preclude this kind of pictorialism.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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