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UKfoul
/fˈaʊl/
/ˈfaʊɫ/
Examples
1. The country's excessive military spending has fouled its own nest by bankrupting the economy and leaving little funds for infrastructure and social programs.
2. The company fouled its own nest by releasing toxic chemicals into the local environment, alienating the very community it depended on for workers and customers.
3. The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.
4. By treating his employees poorly, the manager has fouled his own nest by creating an unhappy and unproductive workplace.
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