foul
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“After review,” the referee announced, “West Ham No. 19 commits a foul on the goalkeeper.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
There’s also some whining about Gilgeous-Alexander baiting foul calls from referees—initiating contact and then putting on a Juilliard-worthy death scene—but in this he’s hardly alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
However, I fear that you fell foul of the same allegation you made against this man with 22 times his salary.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
In the fifth, Jung Hoo Lee hit an inside-the-park home run when Hernández misread the ball off the left-field wall in foul territory, allowing the ball to roll past him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Added to these indignities was the awful stench that hung over the frontlines, a foul odor that instantly assaulted visitors.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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