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[foul] / faʊl /








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The fire may be out, but Boyle Heights is now dealing with massive amounts of rotting meat and a foul smell as the cleanup phase from a weeklong fire at a massive cold-storage warehouse begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

It came shortly after a foul when Bellingham shoved Jerome Opoku and tensions spilled over after the referee had blown for half-time.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

That sequence started with a free kick following a foul by Burgess.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Now, this hamlet of 14,000 north of Boston is in a fierce debate over whether the penalty matched the foul.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

He’s SS, on some kind of leave from his post, and I think he’s foul.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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