foot
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Long lines of stationary cars and buses clogged major roads on Friday as commuters sought alternate routes, with some forced to continue their journeys on foot.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Hayden and Savannah had never set foot in Scotland before they decided it was the perfect place to get married last May.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
This is not the first time the disgraced music mogul has stepped foot inside the SHU.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 2006 Rocky returned to the art museum as part of a mayoral effort to revitalize public spaces, but in a much less prominent perch—at the foot of the steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He trotted to the foot of the hill and stared at the right trail.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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“He’s dynamic, but the problem with him is that he’s a freshman who just came into the program and is getting his feet wet,” Lara said before kickoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
They sat within a matter of feet from each other but their positions were worlds apart.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Over the course of 92 seconds, the aircraft fell 17,400 feet while reaching a peak velocity close to the speed of sound, according to preliminary flight data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted -- losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
As the brain detects a fall in blood temperature, it automatically protects itself by shutting down the blood supply to the hands and feet.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Levon White, a third-grader in Newman Lake, Wash., said he orders sushi once a month when he visits his best friend’s grandmother, who happily foots the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
It's not always obvious who foots the bill for campaign rallies.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
Lyle Foster has a pop from the edge of the box and a deflection almost wrong foots Ivo Grbic in the Sheffield United net but he manages to save.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
Today, the government foots the majority of the bill for high-cost drugs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
In South Carol-liney, if there was some nice smooth water like this big pond, folks would jus’ willy-nilly pull their shoes off and dip their foots in the water, then go home.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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The institute footed the bill for the venues plus the tea and coffee, and, occasionally, lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He needs to make sure his team's response to this defeat is just as sure footed.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
One original capped with white chocolate and footed with dark.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
Much of the bill has been footed by U.S. taxpayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
He was hit at once with the smell of coffee and frying potatoes, and in spite of everything, especially the close encounters with footed snakes and sheydim, his stomach growled.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Here’s a simple step you can take to help you prepare for retirement, manage expectations and maintain your financial footing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
But Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city should now be on a war footing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The central role of the promoter — and the lack of genuine athletic competition in matches — puts wrestlers and management on remarkably unequal footing.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
It has previously highlighted that it is facing a £10m financial deficit in the next financial year and said the cuts are needed to put it back on a "sound financial footing".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
It took him a while to get his footing, but the cap’n wasn’t ’bout to be bluffed down.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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