foothold

Example Sentences

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The gas crisis gave these smaller cars a foothold in the American market that became permanent.

From Los Angeles Times

With his left foot, he felt for the first foothold, just a little higher than the ledge.

From Literature

As Barron’s has written, while China’s best AI generally remains several months behind the leading U.S. models, Chinese developers have gained a substantial foothold in the market by offering open-source models that users can modify.

From Barron's

Meta projects up to $135 billion in capital expenditures this year for AI, seeking a foothold in the competitive AI agent space.

From Barron's

A UK foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean, RAF Akrotiri has long supported operations in the Middle East and, more recently, reportedly been used for surveillance flights over Gaza.

From BBC