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foul up

[foul-uhp] / ˈfaʊlˌʌp /




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In the end, though, neither an explosion nor a giant spill of fluid that could foul up waterways and the ocean occurred.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

What we want to do here is foul up the hard drive platters, the spinning discs that our data is meticulously placed upon.

From Washington Post Jul. 8, 2022

Self-deleting messages can also foul up long-established record-retention practices and, for some federal employees, they may constitute a violation of the law.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2017

This winter, he says, there’s no El Nino to foul up the weather prognostication.

From Washington Times Aug. 14, 2016

Mama was afraid it would foul up our drinking water.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson




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