footsteps

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In doing so, it would create a powerful incentive for others to follow in their footsteps and potentially reap a lucrative payday.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Pratt is following in the footsteps of those before him who’ve leveraged their reality TV fame into political careers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Cal is reluctant to follow in his father’s footsteps, but it is what the two have in common that most divides them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Cook warned that Chinese AI founders "would be well advised to think twice before following in Manus' footsteps".

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

A few moments later, I heard their footsteps behind me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff