a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means
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This review is scheduled to be complete next year and has the potential to freeze out full-size pickups designed with no consideration for things like European pedestrian safety.—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026 Speaking of options, is there anything Democrats could do if they’re frozen out of the runoff?—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026 The Democratic Party’s nightmare scenario would involve both Republican candidates advancing to November’s general election, freezing out Democrats from the governor’s office for the first time since 2011.—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026 Crespo told us that, yes indeed, he’s still frozen out of the caucus.—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for freeze out
: a corporate action (as a merger) taken by those in control of the corporation (as controlling shareholders or the board of directors) for the purpose of causing the minority shareholders to lose their equity in the corporation (as by the sale of their shares) compare squeezeout
freeze out
2 of 2transitive verb
: to subject to a freezeout
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