foot traffic

noun

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

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Capital One Cafés also run promos that aim to encourage repeat foot traffic, including one where visitors get free drinks every Monday of the MLB season. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 July 2025 Reading his recent fiction, one might feel duped in the way of the tourist who eats at a beachfront restaurant only to discover that, because the view is lovely and the foot traffic abundant, the food gets away with being nearly inedible. Book Marks july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025 Headlights might be brighter these days but that doesn't necessarily mean roads are safer for on-foot police officers and other kinds of foot traffic. David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The sector has long struggled as a result of declining foot traffic and the rise of e-commerce, and has more recently grappled with inflation, tariffs and the impact of both on consumer confidence and spending. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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