afoul

Example Sentences

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Air Canada has run afoul of its bilingualism mandate in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Fox opened an investigation and concluded that Martin had run afoul of a rule of professional conduct that forbids attorneys from violating their oath of office, which includes a vow to support the U.S.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

But if they cede too much responsibility to AI, that could lead to deficiencies in critical regulations and run afoul of a requirement that federal rules be built on reasoned decision-making.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Countries that fear falling afoul of Western sanctions have been buying gold rather than dollars for their foreign-exchange reserves for several years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

The first one, which is embarrassingly obvious, is that ESP runs afoul of the fundamental common- sense principle that the normal senses must somehow be involved for communication to take place.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos