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foul

[foul] / faʊl /








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Ridglan was ready: Hay bales fortified the fence, and a freshly dug ditch—a foul moat—brimmed with animal waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Van Graan said that foul play incidents were missed in his side's semi-final loss to Bordeaux-Begles, and called for more consistency in the replays shown to the officials.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

If someone asks a large language model to create a three-minute video featuring eagles without drawing on copyrighted material, no harm no foul, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

“Listen to me very carefully, little boy,” he said, breathing out foul steam with every word.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket




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