foul play

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Striker Balogun was sent off for serious foul play against Bosnia-Herzegovina and should also have received a ban for two games.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

Nashville police said the 29-year-old was found dead by officers after performing a welfare check, but "no foul play is suspected" in his death.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

The Sierra Madre Police Department said Saturday that a man — at that point unidentified — died after having a medical emergency on the trail and that no foul play was suspected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“But obviously the pattern of foul play continues,” Bouchouev said in an email to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The police declared there had been no foul play but did not conduct an investigation.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt