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Discover LudwigThe phrase "closed the matter" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which a discussion or argument has been stopped and a decision has been made. For example: "After an hour of heated debate, the council members finally closed the matter and agreed to postpone the vote."
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What is clear is that the disclosures have not closed the matter.
The city's Conflicts of Interest Board closed the matter without taking action against the deputy chancellor, Christopher Cerf.
In February, the club's board of governors seemed to have closed the matter when it voted to expel Mr. James, his brother and Mr. Leitner.
It stopped the clock 17 business days later when agency attorneys closed the matter and concluded Todd could not produce the documents.
Investigators cited Mercy Health Partners for a minor infraction – failing to establish in its bylaws who counts as a qualified medical personnel – and closed the matter in March 2014.
The SEC opened a preliminary inquiry into IBM and promptly closed the matter without taking enforcement action.
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I nodded, happy to close the matter.
Crawford is careful not to close the matter.
He would invite comments, of course, but he hoped to close the matter in the spring of 2014.
Sanchez, however, said Friday that the letter does not close the matter.
But before the court could close the matter, a member of the class sought to intervene and object to the settlement.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com