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foolproof

[fool-proof] / ˈfulˌpruf /


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

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

He said Modi had called for a "foolproof system" to prevent irregularities in the future at a closed-door meeting with his allies on Tuesday.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Now Huffington jokes that she has a foolproof plan to ensure that the Knicks will clinch their first championship in 53 years on Saturday night in San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

But the Dutch blueprint isn't foolproof - youth unemployment is rising.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

It wasn’t exactly foolproof logic, but Emma was pretty sure she could make a deduction: Mom wasn’t on a business trip at all.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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