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footholds
Noun
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Russian war bloggers expect a new Moscow effort to create more footholds in the southern Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026 -
The struggle for literacy, for safety, for economic footholds — these are not sepia-toned memories.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Toeholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toeholds. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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