foys

plural of foy, chiefly Scottish

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Noun
  • In addition to playing with the band, Donna also released music with husband Keith during their tenure, including 1975’s Keith & Donna duo effort, which in addition to their singing and playing features contributions from late Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Jerry Garcia on almost all the tracks.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The Mamdani campaign maintains that any issue regarding financial contributions has been resolved.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Though the locker room area felt a little cramped, the treatment menu itself could not be more extensive, with everything from Indian head massages and Guinot facials to Dead Sea mud therapy and a special selection of Ayurvedic offerings.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Larger cyber startups are moving aggressively to bolster their product offerings for the evolving threat landscape.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Dougherty is a senior research administrator at Virginia Commonwealth University who manages NIH and NSF grants, according to the Virginia Mercury.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wild news in the Financial Times this morning, which reports that China has substantially increased energy subsidies for some of its largest data centers in a bid to bolster its position in the global AI race.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Rodrik also saw much to like in the Biden Administration’s industrial policies, which aimed to hasten the green transition by offering subsidies, tax credits, and public support for industrial research.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Foys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foys. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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