foiled
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The successes include plots that have been foiled, suspects who have been arrested, brought to trial, convicted and jailed.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Nell’s plan to shuttle Gabby off to another local hostess is foiled, and all three women find themselves cohabitating uneasily, even as Gabby and Orla strike up a friendly intimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
In 2017, a van transporting an exam paper in the eastern Indian state of Bihar was intercepted by scammers, who attempted to make off with the papers but were foiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Asked why the FBI revealed the foiled plot -- a step it does not always take for various security reasons -- Vance pointed to potential "scale of the planned attack."
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
With his simple plan, Jones foiled the whole manhunt for John Wilkes Booth.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
