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  • noun Plural form of foe.

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Examples

  • His people with judgments on their foes is about to be set forth.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • While impatient Georgia Tech devotees were about to sew Underachiever labels (replacing Under Armour tags?) onto Yellow Jackets jerseys, the team upped and beat three top 20 foes from the ACC in 11 days 'time.

    Blog for Democracy: January 2010 Archives 2010

  • The belief that utter destruction of our foes is possible, or else that sufficient kinetic force will either force them to our way of thinking or fence them in, is founded upon the notion that what goes into the OODA loop of our foe comes out without interference from his reasoning.

    My short plan for the War in Afghanistan: « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2009

  • Not only was he known for causing fear and anxiety among enemies by reputation, he also caused fear and anxiety by his willingness to strike down his foes from the front lines, something his fellow commanders refused to do.

    Force Vader | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • While impatient Georgia Tech devotees were about to sew Underachiever labels (replacing Under Armour tags?) onto Yellow Jackets jerseys, the team upped and beat three top 20 foes from the ACC in 11 days 'time.

    Ranked foes? Bring 'em on, says Georgia Tech - sports 2010

  • Even more frightening for Owls foes is the presence of 6-4, 235-pound TE James Casey in the slot.

    Weekend Preview: SEC powers ready to roll out welcome mat 2008

  • Now is the time for the party to unite and make sure McCain foes not win in November.

    Sunday Roundup: End of the road for Clinton? 2008

  • And the NBA's fiercest foes from the '80s showed that they have a chance for a pretty good second act, too.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Oh well, what happened at UD led to me discovering that one of my former internet foes is a potential professor of mine at Johns Hopkins [long story of what happened behind the scenes and how this was discovered]

    Dave Scot Strikes Again! 2007

  • Finally, in the legal arena, Napster has to continue to fight off its record-label foes, including BMG, at least until Middelhoff gets to work convincing his fellow moguls that they're missing an opportunity.

    The Odd Couple 2008

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