If used "enhanced security at clinics", will the meaning remain the same?
Context:
Ever since the summer, when an antiabortion group accused Planned Parenthood of illegally selling fetal tissue, threats against the organization had escalated to unprecedented levels, abortion providers say. They stepped up collaboration with the FBI and local police and stiffened security at clinics. But on Friday, their worst fears came true: A man walked into a health center in Colorado Springs and opened fire.
probably. There's always a nuance, but damned if I can think of one here. Could also be "stepped-up", "increased", "enhanced", "tightened", "more rigorous",.....
Would any one like to explain what the word "foil" means here:
(I've checked Oxford dictionary online and failed to find a suitable one)
Quote:
Police have not yet identified a clear motive for the shooting, which killed a police officer, Garrett Swasey, and two other people and left more than six injured. But the suspect, identified as Robert Lewis Dear Jr., attacked a clinic run by Planned Parenthood, a longtime foil of antiabortion activists that has been under heightened scrutiny in recent months. During his arrest, Dear referred to “baby parts,” a law enforcement official said.
It's kind of like "whipping boy", something you can focus all your ntagonism on and attack endlesslynwhether or not that antagonism is justified and a majority of people think it is NOT justified agaiinst PP'
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Mon 30 Nov, 2015 06:24 am
@McTag,
It's not very common, but authors work it in from time to time. I had to dig deep to chase it down. I vaguely recall it popping up in Shakespeare somewhere. McBeth, maybe?
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Well, that about wraps it up.
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