precluded

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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

One habit that precluded improvement was their reading of trivial romantic novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 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

As a result, future litigants can — and likely will, armed with collateral estoppel — argue that the federal government is precluded from denying citizenship on that basis again.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

It occurred to me that the business of surviving precluded a great many things, exploring and falling in love not least among them.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs