foist

Example Sentences

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Instead, lenders and credit firms can foist the costs onto taxpayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Second, Marc Rowan, VCs like Peter Thiel, and hedge fund managers like Bill Ackman and Leon Cooperman have been sharply critical of these schools as they work to foist changes in leadership and curriculum.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024

In the estimate of Bloomberg financial columnist Matt Levine, the goal is indistinguishable from encouraging them to find “some retail rubes” to foist the shares on.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021

The waiter tried to foist Toucinho do Ceu and Mousse de Chocolate on them, but Dimple declined for the both of them.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon