put paid to

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Last year a study put paid to magical thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Jim Lovell was one of the 110 test pilots considered for selection but a temporary liver condition put paid to his chances.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Great Britain's Ollie Wood said he felt like he had been "rear-ended by a lorry" after a crash put paid to his and Mark Stewart's chances in the men's Olympic madison.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024

That ouster put paid to the hegemony of Meir's centre-left Labour party.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2023

The small matter of a monsoon put paid to any chances of beachside employment.

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