foothold

Example Sentences

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This is positive for AEM to gain a foothold in Taiwanese market, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The gas crisis gave these smaller cars a foothold in the American market that became permanent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Another key determining factor is likely to be whether AST SpaceMobile can get its satellites into orbit quickly enough to establish a commercial foothold before its giant rival catches up.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Solid rock rising two or three hundred feet up without a handhold or a foothold in sight.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz