foul
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I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The group of departees includes Bucknor, who has been sidelined since he was struck in the face mask by a foul ball on April 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Families live and work under the same roof, often separated from mountains of waste by little more than a staircase or curtain, exposing them to foul odours, plastic fumes and other health risks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
A rare corpse flower, known for its massive size and foul stench, will bloom for just 24 to 48 hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The poison tide had put everybody in a foul mood, but after some convincing, the island leaders agreed to meet Roz on the banks of the river.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
Argentina’s physical approach, which saw them finish with all those fouls and zero shots on target, didn’t win them many friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ahead of the Paraguay game, he ran cutthroat training matches in which he simply stopped calling fouls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Argentina have committed more fouls than England, yet have received half as many cautions.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Of the teams still active, England have been treated most harshly, with a yellow card every 7.7 fouls.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
So they called technical fouls on four of our players for leaving the bench and on Coach for unsportsmanlike conduct.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
Having inured himself to the fouler demands of his job, Jovan must now contend with a more depraved, bleach-resistant form of refuse as a rogue insider splatters his workplace with sinister graffiti.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
And his merchants and armies were making a befouled realm even fouler.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2017
"Foul as it is, Hell itself is made fouler by the presence of John."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2016
The spirit of Marc Bolan is banished and a fouler one installed.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2016
Every stool was looser than die one before, and smelled fouler.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
They gave off one of the foulest smells I have ever experienced.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
Many have experienced its foulest moods and nowadays can even record what they’ve seen on their smartphones, then share the footage online.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023
Not even 20 minutes in, he pops out in a bathrobe, gold chain, his juiciest Jheri curl and foulest mood.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2020
Now imagine Lennon has steered your ship safely through a horrific storm, lashing himself to the captain’s chair and singing “the foulest, filthiest, manliest sea shanty” through the night.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2018
He recruited his army from the foulest criminals ever vomited up by corrupt prison systems anywhere in the world.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
It was the law of the blocked road and the fouled well—a pig loose on the highway, a tannery poisoning a shared stream, gunpowder stored where it might ignite and level the block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Having fouled Florent Malouda for France's opener, the towering defender levelled with a thundering header from Andrea Pirlo's corner inside 20 minutes.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Plum fouled out midway through the fourth quarter after being held to four points in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Ajay Mitchell was fouled after the inbounds pass and made two free throws for a 115-110 lead that stood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Hazelwood’s Mills takes it down, under full- court pressure, and—no—he’s fouled on the shot and will go to the line for two.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
The team from the land of Champagne, Renoir and haute couture has prepared for the tournament’s physical play, trash talk and persistent fouling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But the victory came with an asterisk: Folarin Balogun, a Brooklyn-born striker who leads the team in goals, got a red card for fouling an opposing player.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Sithole's dismissal for fouling Brian Gutierrez was a simple decision for referee Wilton Sampaio.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Caitlin Clark is tarnishing her legacy by constantly complaining about fouling, fighting with her coach and pushing backlash against media covering her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
But some of our key guys are fouling out.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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