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Recent Examples of footprints
Data concerns Most of South Korea’s 51 million residents use smartphones and have big digital footprints, which could allow Google to use the map data for other lucrative purposes, experts say.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
This puts First Solar and Nextracker at an advantage due to their domestic manufacturing footprints, the UBS analysts said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Compressing models is standard practice these days, thanks to growing concerns around the energy and hardware footprints of the largest models.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Members that have developed, or are investigating, international footprints include Cotswold Distilleries, Fielden, and The Lakes Distillery.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
More importantly, the most recent of these sightings, just two years ago, was by a railroad passenger, so keep a lookout for a tall, hairy figure, or for massive footprints, which are also commonly reported, and listen for the mysterious creature’s spine-tingling howls.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Its luxury selections tap fibers from the cannabis sativa plant, hemp, for end results that have minimal environmental footprints and make bedrooms look more upscale.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Their investment has had an incredible impact, cutting the supplier's most measurable footprints by over 50 percent within three years.
—Lewis Perkins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But Hef had big footprints — or would that be bunny prints?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
This puts First Solar and Nextracker at an advantage due to their domestic manufacturing footprints, the UBS analysts said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Compressing models is standard practice these days, thanks to growing concerns around the energy and hardware footprints of the largest models.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Members that have developed, or are investigating, international footprints include Cotswold Distilleries, Fielden, and The Lakes Distillery.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
More importantly, the most recent of these sightings, just two years ago, was by a railroad passenger, so keep a lookout for a tall, hairy figure, or for massive footprints, which are also commonly reported, and listen for the mysterious creature’s spine-tingling howls.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Its luxury selections tap fibers from the cannabis sativa plant, hemp, for end results that have minimal environmental footprints and make bedrooms look more upscale.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Their investment has had an incredible impact, cutting the supplier's most measurable footprints by over 50 percent within three years.
—Lewis Perkins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But Hef had big footprints — or would that be bunny prints?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footprints
footsteps
Noun
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Now, Heid is following in his brother's footsteps at the University of Texas.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both men follow in the elder Paul’s footsteps, not always to the benefit of Republican congressional leaders trying to whip votes for must-pass legislation.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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