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run foul



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Idioms and Phrases

see run afoul of .
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According to SEC officials, traders who disclosed bets contrary to clients' investments would still run foul of the rule.

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But boat manufacturers, many of whom are in northern Europe, may also have to stop work on new projects, lest they run foul of sanctions.

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Their supporters say Ms. Geng was targeted for helping Mr. Xu and other dissenters who have run foul of the party.

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These requests might run foul of Germany’s insistence on running a balanced budget, though.

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The office tower, now a familiar part of the capital’s high-rise skyline, has run foul of what real estate brokers, bankers and analysts say is an oversupplied Qatar property market ahead of the 2022 World Cup that mirrors a real estate downturn in the wider Gulf region after a drop in oil prices.

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