traction
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Demand will likely increase as stores deplete, but the appetite for cocoa may wane if substitutes or lab-grown beans gain traction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The “Heartstopper” universe began as a small web comic that gained traction on Tumblr nearly a decade ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Eight serious but lesser-known candidates have struggled gain traction in California's enormous and expensive media market.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Across the island, they have been experimenting with agro-ecology, animal traction, local inputs and cooperative models.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Thus, the crops and animals of the Fertile Crescent’s first farmers came to meet humanity’s basic economic needs: carbohydrate, protein, fat, clothing, traction, and transport.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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