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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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The eldest among them had established early footholds in their careers before COVID hit.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
As millions of Venezuelan refugees moved through Latin America, Tren de Aragua established criminal footholds along migration corridors, extending its reach into Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and eventually the United States.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of footholds

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Facing inflation on multiple fronts, market expectations regarding the ECB, the Fed, and the Bank of England have diverged significantly.

— , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Show me a dress that delivers on both fronts, while also adapting to wildly changing temperatures over an eight-hour period, and still feel comfortable after consuming several mini cones of fish and chips.

— Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fronts

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The death came as the festival endured another year with weather woes, including rain on Friday that temporarily closed a main gate to festival grounds known as Black Rock City.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Attendees will no longer be permitted to bring coolers into the festival grounds.

— Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of grounds

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Russia’s attempt to replicate SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network seems to be moving as slowly as the front lines in eastern Ukraine.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Districts like Rasuwa have faced historically high poverty rates, and are on the front lines of the climate crisis, at risk of disasters like forest fires and landslides.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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