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foolproof

[fool-proof] / ˈfulˌpruf /


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Although no preparation is foolproof, there are steps you can take to reduce risks at home and on the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But Meta acknowledges that it doesn’t have a foolproof system for preventing teens from creating—or asking someone else to create—a fake parent supervisory account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Police will review policy and processes to ensure protocols are "foolproof" into the future, Lanyon added.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

A foolproof strategy for redeeming credit-card points on flights or hotels?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Surely you didn’t think you could fool my Whisperer. How typically juvenile. I’m afraid my Whisperer is foolproof, Reynard. Or perhaps I should say childproof—they amount to the same thing.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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