foothold
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The report notes the Government's chief commercial officer informed Palantir of his concern about the firm's practice of offering a zero- or nominal-cost initial offer to gain a commercial foothold.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The investment in SpaceX also gives the tech giant a foothold in satellite internet, Bader said.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
Still, the company remains a titan in diagnostics, and its foothold in the market is solid.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
In the 1890s, long-simmering dreams of an inhabited Mars found a foothold in the U.S., fanned by wealthy astronomer Percival Lowell, who built an Arizona observatory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
He scrambled for a foothold and stood, waiting for his breath to return, both arms embracing the tree.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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