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foil

[foil] / fɔɪl /




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No one has deployed hospital-grade pudding foil to greater effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Stanfield’s laconic intensity is the perfect foil for Riley’s own unpredictability.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Together, the two airlines said, they would pose a better foil to the giants United, American, and Delta, which had formed over the decades through their own big piles of mergers and acquisitions.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Wrap them in foil and store them in the fridge.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

This was his last moment in the library, and perhaps his last opportunity to foil Count Olaf’s plan.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket




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