foothold

In du Maurier’s world, the usual footholds by which sanity is maintained are always in danger of being kicked away by circumstance.

The group is further strengthening its foothold in prestige fragrances, a category that has been the company’s growth engine over the past few years, they added.

Mbappe twice came close before Getafe earned a foothold in the game and began to frustrate the visitors, stopping them from creating much danger.

Sinner broke Alcaraz's serve in the opening game and swiftly wrapped up the first set, with the Spaniard unable to gain a foothold against his opponent's clinical serving.

“You take an area of science that has gotten a lot of media coverage and taken a foothold in culture, and you use that language to give your product a veneer of legitimacy.”