foothold
noun
foot·hold
ˈfu̇t-ˌhōld 
1
: a hold for the feet : footing
2
: a position usable as a base for further advance
Examples of foothold in a Sentence
The army gained a foothold on the island.
The company has secured a foothold in the market.
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All four players push through the first three rounds, as the footholds get narrower and narrower, but Sol and Teeny drop within seconds of each other right before the final stretch.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The creature lived on the ocean floor during the Ordovician Period (485 million to 444 million years ago) at a time when life had only a tentative foothold on land.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Singh said some of Pyongyang's troops are moving towards Russia's western Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces established a foothold in August.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The art world is still flush from Paris fever, with international galleries vying for a foothold in the City of Light, particularly since Brexit in 2016 and the arrival of Art Basel Paris three years ago.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The creature lived on the ocean floor during the Ordovician Period (485 million to 444 million years ago) at a time when life had only a tentative foothold on land.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Singh said some of Pyongyang's troops are moving towards Russia's western Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces established a foothold in August.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The art world is still flush from Paris fever, with international galleries vying for a foothold in the City of Light, particularly since Brexit in 2016 and the arrival of Art Basel Paris three years ago.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Foothold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothold. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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