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foolproof

[fool-proof] / ˈfulˌpruf /


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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

However, he cautioned that no system was foolproof.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

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

I guess the main reason I felt this way was because Papa and I had figured out a quick and nearly foolproof way of doing it.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson




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