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run foul
Idioms and Phrases
see run afoul of .Example Sentences
According to SEC officials, traders who disclosed bets contrary to clients' investments would still run foul of the rule.
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.
Their supporters say Ms. Geng was targeted for helping Mr. Xu and other dissenters who have run foul of the party.
These requests might run foul of Germany’s insistence on running a balanced budget, though.
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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