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afoul of
Idioms and Phrases
see run afoul of .Example Sentences
“Ruling party lawmakers know that they could be called up to the Cabinet anytime, which means they try not to run afoul of the president,” he said.
Both Geiers ran afoul of medical regulators in Maryland, their home state.
Some victims of the Palisades conflagration have criticized the lack of transparency, while open government advocates say the city’s refusal to release public records runs afoul of disclosure laws.
On top of that, thanks to a ruling of the Federal Election Commission sought by Democrats in 2024, campaigns can now closely work with those super PACs on voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives without running afoul of the rules prohibiting coordination between candidates and nominally independent outside groups.
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency likely ran afoul of the Constitution in its attacks on USAID.
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