foot traffic

noun

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

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Barry had been appointed in April 2020, at the height of pandemic uncertainty, when stay-at-home orders made foot traffic to brick-and-mortar retailers like Best Buy nearly impossible. Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 This resilience boils down to a profound decoupling of casual foot traffic from pure discretionary spending. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 Join the intermittent flow of foot traffic that passes by the apartments, the satellite campuses, the cafes, restaurants, the hospitals and the corner grocers. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Neighborhood groups are asking people to remember that detours may take drivers through neighborhoods, so be aware of possible foot traffic. Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 10 June 2026 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 12 Jun. 2026.

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