afoot
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Similar changes may be afoot today in other areas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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
But precious metals are in the headlines now, he added, and there are possible “tectonic” shifts afoot.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 11, 2026
‘Ah well, whatever evil was afoot is over now, I hope; or else it is beyond our reach at present,’ said Aragorn.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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