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Accidents and foul weather can happen any day, often when we least expect them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Dozens of Great Britain athletes had been taking a new product that increased muscle mass and improved athletic performance – a "wonder pill" that didn't fall foul of any doping rules.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Police did not release a cause of death but said a preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Fans of the opposing Golden State Valkyries cheered Carrington’s return to Chase Center after the outrage over her Aug. 8 flagrant foul against Cunningham.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Another time, when Baaz had been in a foul mood, she’d been ordered to spend hours mucking hay and giraffe poop from the paddocks.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

He played basketball for the Lions, but after his sophomore season he decided to try football, since his physical play in basketball led to fouls, something that was legal in football.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Fox’s coverage pivoted from hard fouls to trans panic, Clark got dragged into a fight she has spent three years trying to avoid and Cunningham’s follower count exploded.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

The VAR will not be able to review defensive fouls before the ball is in play because it is not possible to give a penalty.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But against Spain, he took part in his side’s relentless harassing of a technically superior team as it racked up a World Cup final record of 26 fouls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

So they called technical fouls on four of our players for leaving the bench and on Coach for unsportsmanlike conduct.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

Having inured himself to the fouler demands of his job, Jovan must now contend with a more depraved, bleach-resistant form of refuse as a rogue insider splatters his workplace with sinister graffiti.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017

"Foul as it is, Hell itself is made fouler by the presence of John."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2016

Now the OKC point guard is probably in an even fouler mood: On Friday, the team announced he’s having surgery to repair a torn right meniscus and will be out “indefinitely.”

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2013

Those off-flavors are the result of breaking down secondary products like amino acids and the ethanol which might result in some fouler or vinegary compounds, such as esters and aldehydes.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 2012

Every stool was looser than die one before, and smelled fouler.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Many have experienced its foulest moods and nowadays can even record what they’ve seen on their smartphones, then share the footage online.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023

But by 1850, his family said he was a "changed man", with the former leader describing slavery as "by far the foulest crime that taints the history of mankind".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023

Not even 20 minutes in, he pops out in a bathrobe, gold chain, his juiciest Jheri curl and foulest mood.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2020

Now imagine Lennon has steered your ship safely through a horrific storm, lashing himself to the captain’s chair and singing “the foulest, filthiest, manliest sea shanty” through the night.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2018

They were his oldest and foulest, mustard yellow, and had once belonged to Uncle Vernon.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

There are exemptions similar to outfield players, which include if a goalkeeper has been fouled or is bleeding.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

It was the law of the blocked road and the fouled well—a pig loose on the highway, a tannery poisoning a shared stream, gunpowder stored where it might ignite and level the block.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

McGinn himself was in no doubt that he was fouled by Neil El Aynaoui, but insists Scotland cannot fixate on refereeing calls.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

With 40.9 seconds left in the game, Marcus Smart scored, was fouled and made the free throw for a 110-109 Lakers lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Mary Jane was back in a minute using a leaf of Kleenex and still looking upset, even fouled.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Adrien Rabiot: Lucky to stay on the pitch after fouling Ruiz having already been booked for an early challenge on Dani Olmo.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

For days before their brutal and bloody round-of-16 match against Paraguay, they devoted hours of practice time to countering soccer’s Dark Arts—trash talk, persistent fouling, and relentless physicality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But the victory came with an asterisk: Folarin Balogun, a Brooklyn-born striker who leads the team in goals, got a red card for fouling an opposing player.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

Sithole's dismissal for fouling Brian Gutierrez was a simple decision for referee Wilton Sampaio.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Sympathy lamps were mixed with candles, giving the room a natural light without fouling the air with smoke.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss