foolproof
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That isn’t to say the system is foolproof.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Kelly is no foolproof indicator of where the right is headed; she bet against Trump, after all.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The trick to turning one deli run into multiple dinners is simple and nearly foolproof: one creamy, one crunchy, one briny or fresh.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
Leaders said grabbing sovereign assets would set a dangerous precedent and that a complex plan prepared by the European Union wasn’t foolproof.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
It was because her plan about the séance, which had seemed so simple and foolproof when she first thought of it, now appeared to have more holes in it than a mole-infested garden.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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