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Recent Examples of toehold
Moreover, 11 of these small countries were members of the European Union, so China could gain a toehold in the world’s largest trading bloc without having to compete directly with western Europe’s advanced economies.
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Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2022
After years of refining their respective processes, these companies now hope to gain a toehold in markets for EV and smartphone batteries dominated by such giants as CATL, Panasonic, and Samsung.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2024
In those early days, scientists weren’t sure that wolves would regain a toehold in the American West.
—Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
And while Peacock isn’t frequently involved in the increasingly common bidding wars, which have ratcheted up to eight figures for top comics, the platform has maintained a toehold with specials including Kevin Hart’s last hour.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2022
After years of refining their respective processes, these companies now hope to gain a toehold in markets for EV and smartphone batteries dominated by such giants as CATL, Panasonic, and Samsung.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2024
In those early days, scientists weren’t sure that wolves would regain a toehold in the American West.
—Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
And while Peacock isn’t frequently involved in the increasingly common bidding wars, which have ratcheted up to eight figures for top comics, the platform has maintained a toehold with specials including Kevin Hart’s last hour.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toehold
Noun
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Foot Locker, based in New York City, offers Dick’s a lot of potential, namely its huge real estate footprint, and would give the Pittsburgh company its first foothold overseas.—
Michelle Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Having already gained a strong foothold across Asia, with companies such as Alipay, WeChat Pay and Grab being key pioneers, the focus is now on making these interoperable and reducing cross-border friction.—
Daniel Webber,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Their comments point to the difficulties Russia would face after any peace deal in integrating servicemen back into civilian life, and in moving the wartime economy back onto a civilian footing.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Lose your footing, lose the ball, and suddenly the other team is racing toward your goal with numbers.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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“Toehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toehold. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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