foot traffic

noun

: people walking : pedestrian activity
an area that gets a lot of foot traffic

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With all the foot traffic, dropped crumbs, and spilled cups of tea, rugs get dirty fast. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025 While the restaurant has a tiny upstairs salon, the best way to enjoy Borsam's lahmacun is perched on a stool inside or outside by a window, watching the vibrant foot traffic of the neighborhoods pass by. Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025 Downtown foot traffic is up, new restaurants are opening, and office occupancy is rising. Tom Chavez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 New menu items often bring in more foot traffic and boost revenue even amid the larger trend of consumers reeling in their spending due to tariffs and inflation. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foot traffic

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“Foot traffic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20traffic. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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