afoot
Example Sentences
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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
A true AI assistant, like the one in the movie “Her,” is the holy grail of the technological race afoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Change is afoot across the NHS - prevention is a huge policy area," Brine says.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
That should have been a relief, but it wasn’t, because big changes were afoot at the Coast Guard.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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