Foiled
Foiled adjective - Disappointingly unsuccessful.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Both words in one sentence
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This is probably because her previous schemes usually were foiled with the help of other female characters.
- Sandman / Flint Marko from Spider-Man 3, after being foiled by ol' Web Head, decides that he'll never be able to get the money he needs to help his daughter as long as the web slinger is around and decides to take him out.
Source: Idiot Ball / Film - In the middle of 2nd GiG, ex-JGSDF soldier Hideo Kuze is recruited by militant refugees in Dejima to help them fight off the JGSDF since their overt attacks are foiled by law enforcement, including Section 9.
Source: Bringing in the Expert
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