afoot
Example Sentences
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But secretive military moves are also afoot, with plans for upgraded or new runways for both military and civilian use.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
This is not sufficient, in the view of the Justice Department, to intimate that there’s racism afoot.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
More plans are afoot to show the objects.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
See: Big changes are afoot in the U.S. stock market.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
John and Yo were lying in bed with the lights off because it was too hot to have them on or to be afoot.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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