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• So, how could a tweet addressed to a dead man fall foul of Scottish law?
  — Iona Italia, Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2021
• The last big union, Bertelsmann’s takeover in 2013 of Penguin, did not fall foul of antitrust guardians.
  — The Economist, 25 Nov. 2020
• Even the golden boy of slow cooking can fall foul of the moderator’s rules.
  — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 17 Nov. 2022
• If Chinese firms fall foul of the Western legal system there will be consequences.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 27 Sep. 2021
• Takanashi was not the only one to fall foul of the rules as Germany, Austria and Norway also suffered disqualifications.
  — NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022
• Reed is one of several Americans to fall foul of Russia’s legal system, which has an acquittal rate of less than .05 percent.
  — Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
• Some Boeing models are set to fall foul of changes to emissions standards which will come into force later this decade, though the U.S. planemaker is seeking an exemption.
  — Charlotte Ryan, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022
• Defying warnings from a senior Hong Kong official that the vote might fall foul of the national security law, residents young and old flocked to over 250 polling stations across the city, manned by thousands of volunteers.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2020
• Livestreamers can also easily fall foul of China's online censors.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 June 2022

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024