as in footstep
the mark or impression made by a foot mysterious footprints along the beach

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Recent Examples of footprint Major tech companies such as Dropbox and Salesforce reduced footprints in the city by subleasing office space, while retailers including Nordstrom and Anthropologie pulled out of downtown. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025 The floor piece is almost like making a rubbing or an etching of that part of the footprint of the museum. Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025 Fire crews are still actively engaged across the fire footprint, focusing on locating and extinguishing hot spots that could pose a threat if not fully addressed. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025 Mondelez is one of the worlds largest multinational food companies, with a footprint in over 150 countries. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for footprint
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footstep
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  • GameStop is following in the footsteps of software company MicroStrategy, now known as Strategy, which bought billions of dollars worth of bitcoin in recent years to become the largest corporate holder of the flagship cryptocurrency.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 28 May 2025
  • Following in the footsteps of President Donald Trump’s crypto strategy, Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, is raising $2.5 billion to build a corporate bitcoin reserve.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

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“Footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprint. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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