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[foil] / fɔɪl /




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In a statement after the weekend, North Norfolk District Council said broken bottles and foil packaging were among the items discarded on the beach.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

If Zuckerberg is famously controlled in his communications with both the public and his own staff, Bosworth is his foil.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

A series of them for ICCC’s production of “Antigone,” made for the 1969-1970 season, are essentially mixed media works, integrating materials like aluminum foil and cabinet liner paper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Together, the two airlines said, they would pose a better foil to the giants United, American, and Delta, which had formed over the decades through their own big piles of mergers and acquisitions.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Nothing else mattered except how my mind moved my body and foil.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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