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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

“They’re a good foil for the ‘wrong girls’ because cats are such not wrong girls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Cut out a piece of foil that is large enough to cover this square.

From BBC Aug. 11, 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

Zarra’s opponent parries then touches the foil tip right above the heart; the foil bends like wire.

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




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