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How to pronounce “foreclose”

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Pronunciation guide for foreclose

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of foreclose with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: 5 Ethical Principles for Digitizing Humanitarian AidAnd imagine: What future good might we foreclose
Definition summary: (transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

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5 Ethical Principles for Digitizing Humanitarian Aid

And imagine: What future good might we foreclose

[Verb]
(transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
(transitive, law) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
(transitive, originally) To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.

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