footing (up)

Definition of footing (up)next
present participle of foot (up)
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adding
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  • As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property.
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Following those highs came a string of solid but unexciting records, which mostly stuck with Metric’s formula while adding the occasional left-field lyric about the Kool-Aid-drinking masses or confounding reference to QAnon.
    Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
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“Footing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footing%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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