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foot

[foot] / fʊt /
NOUN
extremity of an animate being
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NOUN
base of an object
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Even if “the measure could be a boon for homeowners … someone will have to foot the bill for government services that property taxes currently fund,” Berner said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“It made me put my foot on the brakes and think, ‘What are you doing with your life here?’”

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Tides in Southern California are expected to be 1 foot to 1.5 feet above what would ordinarily be expected without the abnormally warm ocean temperatures wrought by El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

One student said Kotlikoff ran over his foot when he pulled away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It might have been a game trail that was slightly widened, or an old foot trail that had not caved in.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Kazarian marks at least the second person who died this year while trying to summit the highest peak in the contiguous U.S. at 14,505 feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care and is being restrained at her hands and feet in her hospital bed, her lawyers said at the news conference after a court hearing on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 1997 the world’s fastest computer occupied about 2,500 square feet, but today we have that computing power in our pockets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

They’re doing it from this little antechamber through 7 feet of tubing.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

It will be a long and difficult struggle to get the Philippines back on its feet.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Levon White, a third-grader in Newman Lake, Wash., said he orders sushi once a month when he visits his best friend’s grandmother, who happily foots the bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

LA28 only foots the bill for a transit system for athletes and game personnel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

Lyle Foster has a pop from the edge of the box and a deflection almost wrong foots Ivo Grbic in the Sheffield United net but he manages to save.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

Marler also foots the bill for clients to testify in person.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

In South Carol-liney, if there was some nice smooth water like this big pond, folks would jus’ willy-nilly pull their shoes off and dip their foots in the water, then go home.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Barcola is right footed but prefers to play on the left wing and his likely arrival adds further doubt around Cody Gakpo's future at Anfield.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Working families footed the bill in two forms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

One original capped with white chocolate and footed with dark.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

Much of the bill has been footed by U.S. taxpayers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

La Llorona removed the lids from the footed pie dishes, picked two of them up, and pointed to the others for me.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Following last month’s rate increase, investors had worried that more hikes were around the corner while the labor market remained on good footing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city should now be on a war footing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Here’s a simple step you can take to help you prepare for retirement, manage expectations and maintain your financial footing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The central role of the promoter — and the lack of genuine athletic competition in matches — puts wrestlers and management on remarkably unequal footing.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The ship begins to tilt and Celia almost loses her footing, but Marco puts his arms around her waist to steady her while she laughs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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