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Recent Examples of beachhead
But the effort to isolate Qatar has only pushed it closer to Iran, providing Tehran with a beachhead on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf.
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Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
The upshot: Australia has now come to serve as a beachhead for others to prepare their own defenses.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Pushing in behind the investment beachheads are Chinese diplomats, peacekeepers, security contractors, shopkeepers, media enterprises, training and exchange programs, and many other forms of influence.
—Luke Patey, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Wild Horses has established its beachhead at the end of the year in Petco Park.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
The upshot: Australia has now come to serve as a beachhead for others to prepare their own defenses.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Pushing in behind the investment beachheads are Chinese diplomats, peacekeepers, security contractors, shopkeepers, media enterprises, training and exchange programs, and many other forms of influence.
—Luke Patey, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Wild Horses has established its beachhead at the end of the year in Petco Park.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachhead
Noun
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Today, Suntory’s Japanese whisky products have a foothold in many key regions, but the global whisky consumer market has matured significantly over the last decade.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In the 1930s, vodka gained its first meaningful foothold in the U.S. when a Russian immigrant named Rudolph Kunett brought the Smirnoff brand to Bethel, Conn.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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China has already built an impressive bridgehead in Europe with its lead in electric vehicle manufacturing, batteries and charging technology.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Archaeologists identified the Roman bridgehead fort as a first-of-its-kind find for Austria.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachhead. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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