afoot
Example Sentences
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My follow-up conversation with Mishra brought up another change afoot in America beyond our aging demographics: the prevalence of GLP-1 usage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Plans are already afoot to drive a bill through the House Ways and Means Committee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Increased monitoring and more advanced disease tracking can also amplify the sense that something new is afoot, even if it was always there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A similar spirit of reconciliation seems to be afoot in Wisconsin.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
John and Yo were lying in bed with the lights off because it was too hot to have them on or to be afoot.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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