afoul
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But the text indicates that U.S. purchasing rights expire in half that time and that the underlying operating rights appear to run afoul of Venezuelan laws limiting oil concessions to 25 years.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Mr. Wells had first upended the field of taxonomy in the early 1980s, when he fell afoul of the Australian Museum and Hal Cogger, then a herpetology curator there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Running afoul of tax laws can be a costly financial mistake,” Balcom said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
The commission then determines whether the station has “served the public interest” and has not run afoul of the “rules and regulations of the Commission.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
But now we’d had a lot of practice, and neither Colton nor I had run badly afoul of Bloom.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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