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Tue 29 Dec, 2009 11:50 pm
Context:
President Obama speaks to the traveling media Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Obama said both human and systematic failures allowed the foiled Christmas Day attack on Northwest flight 253 to take place.
@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:
Context:
President Obama speaks to the traveling media Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Obama said both human and systematic failures allowed the foiled Christmas Day attack on Northwest flight 253 to take place.
Foiled = prevented in this case.
foiled, foil·ing, foils. 1. To prevent from being successful; thwart. 2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers.
My cat tried to get out of the house but I foiled him by closing the door.
Thank you both.
PS: I've figured out the meaning that you two pointed out, but "to take place" made me hesitate in deciding the exact sense.
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