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Recent Examples of footprints
Why This Market Evolution Matters In practical terms, biomanufacturing can reduce dependency on volatile crop yields, seasonal constraints and the capital expenditures associated with large cultivation footprints.
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Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Company leaders said the expansion reflects growing demand for smaller, more flexible grocery footprints in urban areas.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 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
Officers, according to Willis, followed muddy footprints to a nearby residence where McKinney SWAT was able to find Murry and handle a search warrant.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
In 2020, the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau, in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, launched a volunteer initiative to encourage travelers not just to leave footprints, but to make a positive impact during their visit.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
As the compute intensity of AI workloads increases and data center footprints grow larger, copper connections have started to reach their limits, especially as agentic AI systems have come onto the scene.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Among the proposals were smaller project footprints, fewer units on the same footprint and canceling the project altogether.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The argument for expansion has been percolating from the four power conferences, which have expanded to unmanageable numbers and costly coast-to-coast footprints.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Company leaders said the expansion reflects growing demand for smaller, more flexible grocery footprints in urban areas.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 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
Officers, according to Willis, followed muddy footprints to a nearby residence where McKinney SWAT was able to find Murry and handle a search warrant.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
In 2020, the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau, in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, launched a volunteer initiative to encourage travelers not just to leave footprints, but to make a positive impact during their visit.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
As the compute intensity of AI workloads increases and data center footprints grow larger, copper connections have started to reach their limits, especially as agentic AI systems have come onto the scene.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Among the proposals were smaller project footprints, fewer units on the same footprint and canceling the project altogether.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The argument for expansion has been percolating from the four power conferences, which have expanded to unmanageable numbers and costly coast-to-coast footprints.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footprints
footsteps
Noun
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Jordan, who uses he/they pronouns, has followed in his mom’s footsteps and pursued a career in the arts.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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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.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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