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Recent Examples of footprintBut the massive footprint of these projects may come with an equally massive public cost.—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 May 2026 Downsizing agriculture’s water footprint will be critical, Castle said, because farms use about three-fourths of the water, much of it to grow alfalfa and other kinds of hay to feed cattle.—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 While square footage for the new travel stops hasn’t been announced, Buc-ees locations do tend to leave large footprints and perhaps one of these new spots will vie for the title of world’s largest Buc-ees.—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 May 2026 Netflix is more than doubling its advertising footprint, making its ad tier available in 15 additional countries, and announcing 250 million monthly active viewers.—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for footprint
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footstep
Noun
The place is a sound-effects recording studio, with three sound designers creating and dubbing aural effects — footsteps on a sandy beach, flapping bird wings — onto pieces of film footage.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
While these models remain the exception not the rule in the US, more are following in Paul Newman, Rick Plympton, and Mike Mandina’s footsteps.