fouled
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James missed a floater just outside the lane and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 35 points and eight assists, was fouled with 12.2 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
California regulators had kept the pipeline closed following a 2015 oil spill that fouled the coastline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
But its legendary waters are increasingly off-limits, fouled by sewage-tainted wastewater—as much as 30 million gallons a day—from neighboring Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Smart intercepted a lazy pass by Houston forward Jabari Smith Jr., and Jae’Sean Tate fouled the Lakers guard on a three-point attempt with 25.4 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
The girl put on her fouled makgabe and ran home to her parents, singing: Mother, open the door for me, I am smelling.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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