foothold
Example Sentences
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During his first term, Russia and China both established footholds in the Persian Gulf region.
Al-Hol is part of a network of camps and prisons holding people who were detained after U.S.-backed forces eliminated Islamic State’s last remaining foothold of territory in 2019.
Roj is home to more than 2,000 others from 40 different nationalities - mainly women and children - who have been held there since IS was driven from its final foothold in Syria in 2019.
From BBC
As Barron’s has written, while China’s best AI generally remains several months behind the leading U.S. models, Chinese developers have gained a foothold in the market by offering open-source models that users can modify.
From Barron's
As Barron’s has written, while China’s best AI generally remains several months behind the leading U.S. models, Chinese developers have gained a foothold in the market by offering open-source models that users can modify.
From Barron's
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