foothold
noun
foot·hold
ˈfu̇t-ˌhōld 
1
: a hold for the feet : footing
2
: a position usable as a base for further advance
Examples of foothold in a Sentence
The army gained a foothold on the island.
The company has secured a foothold in the market.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alston’s election would give DeSantis a much stronger foothold in the Broward school system in a year in which voters statewide will decide whether to make all school board elections partisan.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
Overcoming socialist illusions allowed this cohort to carry out initial economic reforms and then to gain a significant foothold in the government administration.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
The deal with Britvic, the bottler and distributor of Pepsi and Lipton drinks in the U.K., France, and elsewhere, is worth £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion), a 36% premium above its share price, and will give Carlsberg a foothold in the British soft drink market.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 8 July 2024
But a confluence of economic and geopolitical factors gave raw milk a foothold in the traditionally blue state.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 3 July 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
Overcoming socialist illusions allowed this cohort to carry out initial economic reforms and then to gain a significant foothold in the government administration.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
The deal with Britvic, the bottler and distributor of Pepsi and Lipton drinks in the U.K., France, and elsewhere, is worth £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion), a 36% premium above its share price, and will give Carlsberg a foothold in the British soft drink market.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 8 July 2024
But a confluence of economic and geopolitical factors gave raw milk a foothold in the traditionally blue state.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 3 July 2024
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“Foothold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothold. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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