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But in a split second, he remembered jumping over a standing person results in a 15-yard personal foul penalty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Luckily, it’s a noise so foul and utterly dread-inducing that it’s unmistakable: TA-DUM!

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

People go missing every day, whether by foul play or accident, and they have a right to our best efforts to bring them home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Inspectors from the agency investigated the site on Aug. 11 and confirmed the foul smell was coming from the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center, according to the notice reviewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Natalie cried again, swallowing another mouthful of the foul water.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

"When you watch the previous fights of England their boxers create a lot of fouls," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

In a shocking first half, Argentina committed more fouls than passes in the final third of the pitch.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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

And his merchants and armies were making a befouled realm even fouler.

From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2017

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

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2016

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

Stones and dung and fouler things whistled overhead.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

“There is no greater fool than one who shouts ‘Happy Christmas!’ in a city throughout which the foulest of mankind lurks ’round every corner,” Holmes growls.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

The greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our time … No words are sad enough to express our sense of loss.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 19, 2021

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

Riis had toured Chicago’s foulest districts and pronounced them worse than anything he had seen in New York.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Each touch of the ball was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers, while some fans also celebrated when Fernandez was fouled.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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

Harry Kane's opening goal from the penalty spot came after Noni Madueke was fouled following a Rice cross - and the England captain headed home his second from a Rice corner.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

All of those properties stand close to Coronado’s wide, sandy beaches — which means they all face challenges as waters are often fouled by the northward flow of untreated sewage from greater Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

After the expedition, Neal Beidleman pointed out that if Andy’s regulator had become fouled with ice, the gauge might have registered empty even though the canisters were full, which would explain his bizarre obstinacy.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

The team from the land of Champagne, Renoir and haute couture has prepared for the tournament’s physical play, trash talk and persistent fouling.

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

I’m always amused by commercials for banks which tout their personalized service, which service amounts to a poorly trained and badly paid cashier saying “Good morning” and then promptly fouling up your transaction.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos