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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a closed case" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that a matter has been resolved or concluded, often in legal or investigative contexts.
Example: "After reviewing all the evidence, the detective declared it a closed case and moved on to the next investigation."
Alternatives: "case resolved" or "matter settled".
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This is a closed case".
"It is a closed case".
For me, this is not a closed case".
"It's a closed case," Coach Bill Belichick said yesterday.
What so many in the neighborhood call a murder mystery, the police call a closed case.
Serial's first season addressed a closed case that was many years old.
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How can the Obama administration justify granting work authorization to illegal immigrants when so many American citizens don't have jobs?" Chairman Smith's knee-jerk response failed to explain that an administratively closed case is not the same as a dismissed case.
The most common outcome for complainants, occuring in nearly two-thirds of all closed cases, is a "no cause" finding.
But then, a summary written by the investigators noted, Zuley asked if there was some motion pending in a long-ago closed case – or was the state's attorney looking into the Boyd case on her own?
"For the child deaths where we had an open or closed case," he said, "we do an internal investigation to review the decisions made".
Consequently, it is an open and closed case in terms of it involving a medical professional taking advantage of other people, but to close the conversation here would be to spoil the fun of this debate.
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