precluded

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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

According to Crossley's essay, she initially aimed for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, but subsequent injuries to her back and brain precluded her from doing so.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

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