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foisted

  • past participle of foist.
  • past tense form of foist.

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Every mistake made was magnified, every failure of the team foisted upon him, and the drum beat for coach Eli Drinkwitz to turn to highly touted recruit Sam Horn grew.

From Washington Times Sep. 17, 2023

For now I want to lead with my heart — which is broken by the cruel fate being foisted upon Washington State and Oregon State.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2023

“These individuals are not only just a problem that was foisted upon us, but they are victims of misconduct,” said Marcus Tang, citizenship and immigration project director at CRLAF.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2023

But communities like Hammond routinely face a different set of risks foisted on them by those same train companies, which have long acted with impunity.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2023

“I’m sorry I’m late! Once Abuelita begins talking, she doesn’t stop. And then she foisted all of this food on me; I don’t even know where I’m going to store it...”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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