foothold

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To date, CoreWeave has secured a foothold in the market by rapidly providing the latest Nvidia architecture at a time when AI labs need as much capacity as they can get.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

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 • Mar. 8, 2026

Attempting to gain a foothold in the Brill Building, the pair first caught the attention of Jerry Wexler, who had Clyde McPhatter and LaVern Baker cut a couple of their tunes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

It meant companies were gaining a foothold in the potentially market-upending technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

It made him swim again, to get a foothold on solid ground.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer