F-ending O-ff D-isaster

FOD means different things to different people. To some it spells 'foreign object damage', to others it's the cause of the problem and stands for 'foreign object debris'. But, whatever you deduce from the acronym, it's nearly always financially expensive and can – in the worst circumstances – cost...

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