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She heard footfalls echoing in the hall.
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The floor is littered with flattened pieces of plastic that have escaped their former confines and then ground into the dirt by so many footfalls.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
Notes Shanghai is an immersive expo that runs twice yearly, attracting a broad selection of brands, industry professionals, and consumers making up a footfall of around 15,000 visitors per season.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
America's Birthright Attaining the first footfalls on the red planet will not only depend on rocket fuel.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
That’s because the squishy midsole that cushions each footfall flattens with time, offloading the brunt of the impact onto your feet.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
Notes Shanghai is an immersive expo that runs twice yearly, attracting a broad selection of brands, industry professionals, and consumers making up a footfall of around 15,000 visitors per season.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
America's Birthright Attaining the first footfalls on the red planet will not only depend on rocket fuel.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
That’s because the squishy midsole that cushions each footfall flattens with time, offloading the brunt of the impact onto your feet.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Footfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footfall. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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footfall
noun
foot·fall
ˈfu̇t-ˌfȯl 
: the sound of a footstep
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