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Police in Iraqi Kurdistan have meanwhile arrested a key figure in the Foxtrot gang, according to Swedish radio.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025
Foxtrot moved to a 25,000 square feet headquarters that one former employee described to me as “the world’s stupidest office,” befitting Facebook or Google, not a few dozen corner stores that hadn’t turned a profit.
From Slate • May 16, 2024
In the post, Hackett explained his abrupt departure from the Saturday show, which was part of his dual Genesis Revisited 2024 North America and Foxtrot at 50 tours.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
Deux is now sold at some Whole Foods stores, Erewhon Market and Foxtrot grocery stores.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022
A Charlie Foxtrot is an Army operation that winds up in confusion, with people bumping into one another and demanding to know what’s going on.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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