afoul
Example Sentences
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The commission then determines whether the station has “served the public interest” and has not run afoul of the “rules and regulations of the Commission.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The move reflects the threat of mass protests that can grind France to a halt and attack companies that run afoul of public opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
But Rossetti’s comments ran afoul of his boss, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., who announced Wednesday he had “removed” Rossetti from his position as an exorcist.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
While both these approaches would almost certainly run afoul of labor laws, the new tax law has introduced a temptation that simply wasn’t there before.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
He was arguing that Dr. Strayer’s testimony would run afoul of a rule preventing him from suggesting a legal conclusion to the jury.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
