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[foil] / fɔɪl /




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The magazine also featured photographs of Macron engaging in water sports such as foil surfing, during a summer marked by successive heatwaves and deadly fires in France.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Matthew Moran, from Salford, headed to view the event at MediaCity, taking with him a hastily assembled viewer made from a cereal box and silver foil.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Wearing disposable gloves, he used aluminum foil to collect the meteorite fragments and placed them in glass jars.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

One bright spot in Season 3: the addition of James Norton as new foil Ormond Hightower.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Another time, I built a robot costume with cardboard boxes, foil, wire coat hangers, and some flashlights I borrowed.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle




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