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foul

[foul] / faʊl /








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Knueppel didn’t flinch—and he certainly didn’t call a foul.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Public interest groups cried foul, citing the millions of dollars spent by industry lobbyists.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

It could have been a foul and arguably was by the letter of the law.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

I had practiced so much in the past month, I could practically sink foul shots in my sleep.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman