Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In medieval architecture, having foils: as, a foiled arch.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
foil .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective disappointingly unsuccessful
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Examples
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Former Lashkar trainees had also been prosecuted in foiled plots against New York, London and Australia.
U.S. was told of American's ties to Pakistani militants Sebastian Rotella 2010
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Former Lashkar trainees had also been prosecuted in foiled plots against New York, London and Australia.
Before '08 Mumbai attacks, U.S. was warned key figure in plot had terror ties Sebastian Rotella 2010
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Former Lashkar trainees had also been prosecuted in foiled plots against New York, London and Australia.
Before '08 Mumbai attacks, U.S. was warned key figure in plot had terror ties Sebastian Rotella 2010
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Former Lashkar trainees had also been prosecuted in foiled plots against New York, London and Australia.
Before '08 Mumbai attacks, U.S. was warned key figure in plot had terror ties Sebastian Rotella 2010
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He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect."
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Former Lashkar trainees had also been prosecuted in foiled plots against New York, London and Australia.
Before '08 Mumbai attacks, U.S. was warned key figure in plot had terror ties Sebastian Rotella 2010
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CNN: Al Qaeda link investigated as clues emerge in foiled terror attack
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Two men in northern Ireland have been charged in what police call a foiled terrorist attack.
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LONDON — The bomb that terrorist suspect Richard Reid hid in his shoe, in what the FBI calls a foiled attempt to blow up a U. S.-bound American Airlines flight last month, suggests a knowledge of explosives that probably goes far beyond his abilities, European experts say.
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President Bush is calling the foiled plot to blow up airplanes a stark reminder of the terrorist threat to the United States.
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