precluded

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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

Even though the government did not clarify whether Vidovic had served his time, it said a criminal sentence precluded him from holding public office.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Those developments were precluded in Polynesia, because no Polynesian island except New Zealand had significant metal deposits.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond