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foiled

adjective as in defeated

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The case rests on a planned raid on the Romanian capital Bucharest on 8 December, which police foiled.

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More than 130,000 bot attempts have also been foiled for the Barcelona game.

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A 16-year-old who helped to prepare a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year has avoided prison.

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Of course, it’s always possible that Democrats could pull out a large enough win in the popular vote in those states that the GOP’s plans would be foiled.

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"But that plan has been foiled by the German veteran requiring back surgery, which means that signing Rashford on loan has become even more enticing."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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