foul
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Wembanyama was assessed a flagrant foul after catching Towns with an elbow to the face early in the third quarter.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
When San Antonio’s big man Victor Wembanyama pointed to his temple after goading a Knick into a cheap foul, the taunt was clear: I’m in your head, buddy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
She cries foul on seemingly every play in which she is bumped, or nudged, or experiences any of the contact that is completely normal in the most physical basketball league on the planet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Residue from the gutta percha insulation could foul cable-laying machines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Instead, the surgeons believed that infections came from foul air, called miasma, which contained poisons given off by rotting plant or animal material.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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