afoul of
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Whatever work your business hires your child to do, make sure it does not run afoul of any federal or local labor laws.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Bloomberg even called on the city’s Campaign Finance Board to investigate whether their anti-stadium ad spending was running afoul of election laws, though nothing ever came of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“They’re people that, for whatever reason, have simply fallen afoul of Hegseth,” he said.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
He ran afoul of some in the orchestra and of its imperious head, Ernest Fleischmann.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
He gestured toward the man who had ran afoul of Falconer, and who had stood up for me before the other players.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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