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Comey had asked Currie to dismiss the case “with prejudice,” a move that would have foreclosed reviving the prosecutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Still, while more workers may be finding good jobs without degrees, not all of them have foreclosed on the idea of returning to school.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

Every justice except Clarence Thomas joined this part of Gorsuch’s decision; Thomas, alone, would have foreclosed all avenues of relief.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2021

But he predicted that “It’s unlikely to be successful,” saying that “It would be odd for Congress to have foreclosed actions under U.S. law but permitted them to proceed under foreign law.”

From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2021

The very bond under which they have foreclosed," said Bicknell, "admits of great question.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James