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foiled
adjective
Disappointingly unsuccessful
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fɔɪld
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adjective
Disappointingly unsuccessful
“Disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”
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Disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
Their foiled attempt to capture Calais
Many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
His best efforts were thwarted
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