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footmarks

noun

plural of footmark

as in footsteps

the mark or impression made by a foot the police found footmarks in the dirt beneath the window

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Kylie Jenner is following in her big sister Kim Kardashian’s footsteps and trying out acting.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
For a story steeped in inheritance and legacy, Faist couldn’t resist pointing out the metaness of Zoe following in her grandfather’s footsteps.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of footsteps

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But a Yum Brands-esque approach where — like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell — the chains operate separately but combine their real-estate footprints and back-office operations makes sense on paper.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
For brands with smaller footprints, late or missing payments can be far more crippling.

— Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of footprints

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That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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