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foiled ADJ

foiled

be foiled VB

foil <a foil; foils> N

foil VB (feelings & emotions)

brass foil METAL

copper foil METAL

foil brush ELEC

silver foil METAL

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The governor's proposals to cut taxes were foiled when the legislature refused to cut the state's five per cent sales tax by one percentage point.
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He was exonerated shortly after the plot was foiled, and has rebuilt the company.
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The plot was foiled by the independent Bahamas government.
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Skip is also known for his innovation with foiled surfboard fins.
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This can be foiled by not permitting an email-program to load images.
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More attempts include an archer and a battering ram, both foiled.
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He came in disguised as a postman, but an alert passerby foiled the crime.
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After the battering ram plot is foiled, a prolonged siege ensues.
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Police alleged the rioters also tried to set on fire a petrol pump but the attempt was foiled.
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The prowling may be foiled due to wrong footing, which may wake up the whole family.
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