afoot

Example Sentences

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Similar changes may be afoot today in other areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This is not sufficient, in the view of the Justice Department, to intimate that there’s racism afoot.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

But precious metals are in the headlines now, he added, and there are possible “tectonic” shifts afoot.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 11, 2026

But last summer, there were early signs of changes afoot.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The only meat I'd shot was a squirrel that had practically run over my toes in its quest for acorns, but the animals would still be afoot when the snow buried my other food sources.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins