foothold
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The developments are clearly constructive, and markets can cheer the news that diplomacy has gained a foothold, Saxo Markets’ Charu Chanana said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The gas crisis gave these smaller cars a foothold in the American market that became permanent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Intel has long been one of the biggest producers of CPUs but doesn’t have a major foothold in GPUs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
But the company looks to be interested in making sure it has a foothold in the AI agent space as its rivals also make moves.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Before Frodo could stop him, he sat down, swung his legs over the brink, and twisted round, scrabbling with his toes for a foothold.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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