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The former category generally receives more positive feedback than the latter and is gaining some traction among early adopters, according to Weinbach.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026
Investor concerns over high AI spending and debt issuance are weighing on shares, despite Azure’s growing traction.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Around the time Corriveau and Corley were seeing traction with the early iteration of their dual restaurant-and-arcade concept, a cultural phenomenon rose in nascent techno and house scenes of cities from Detroit to Ibiza: raves.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Soccer has struggled to gain traction among the American public as mainstream American sports culture is saturated by football, basketball, baseball and hockey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
There was an ancient tree nearby with many well-placed branches and rough bark that should give my feet traction between the slick patches of moss.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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