toehold
Example Sentences
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The hurdles are even higher for lower-income families trying to get a toehold in the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
This time around, she said, they’re just trying to find a toehold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Interior Department resource assessments show enormous NPR-A potential, and these bids hopefully prove the toehold necessary to keep growing that investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The government's second argument is that without a deal, China would get a toehold in the islands.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
"I need Balon Swann and the Hound to lead sorties, to make certain Stannis gets no toehold on our side of the Blackwater."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
