foot traffic

noun

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

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Some relied on backup generators to keep lights on and computers running, even as foot traffic slowed. Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 Each pit is roughly the size of a small storage cavity, and while the band appears continuous when sighted from a distance, closer inspection reveals that it is broken into sections, separated by gaps that allow foot traffic across the mountain. New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2025 Most stores were closed Thursday morning, and not much foot traffic roamed the area. Makiya Seminera, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025 Gallo persisted, though, and eventually word got around, thanks in part to the Michelin inspectors giving See No Evil a shout-out late last year and to commuter foot traffic. The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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