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beachheads

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plural of beachhead

as in bridgeheads

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Ukraine has sought to derail the Kremlin’s plans by launching counterattacks in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, where Russian forces have sought to carve out bridgeheads with an aim to advance toward the regional capitals, which are key industrial hubs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of bridgeheads

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Some went to cities that have long been magnets for immigrants — New York, Miami — but increasingly, others found their way to smaller cities with less developed immigrant footholds.

— Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The eldest among them had established early footholds in their careers before COVID hit.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of footholds

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The donation, believed to be the largest ever from an individual to a university, comes at a time when higher education has been under attack on many fronts.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
The region’s multilateral development banks—the Inter-American Development Bank, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and a panoply of subregional banks—can help on several fronts.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fronts

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However, reservations are now available for special tours of the castle grounds, starting in October 2026 until April 2027.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The Nathan Hale Homestead has had reports of ghosts roaming its grounds and in the house at night.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of grounds

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So a [typical] CEO will spend 30% of their time with their top management team, and less than 5% of the time with the front lines.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
This team is on the front lines when scandals arise, stepping in to manage the messaging, for example by crafting OpenAI’s official response in blog posts and statements.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

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