afoul
Example Sentences
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His publications were wildly popular, but he repeatedly ran afoul of Beijing.
But if they cede too much responsibility to AI, that could lead to deficiencies in critical regulations and run afoul of a requirement that federal rules be built on reasoned decision-making.
From Salon
Countries that fear falling afoul of Western sanctions have been buying gold rather than dollars for their foreign-exchange reserves for several years.
The problem was that the unusual setup ran afoul of NFL governance rules.
George Simon, in his biography of the bandleader, reports that Miller ran afoul of a highly conservative senior officer who railed against the “newfangled sounds” that Miller’s men were producing.
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