afoot
Example Sentences
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The DOJ wants to know if something shady is afoot.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
There may even be signs of a tepid recovery afoot.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
We’ve seen the advent of marriage equality, the #MeToo movement, the Black Lives Matter movement—there’s just been a lot of change afoot, and we’re seeing a real backlash to that.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
Also, while Massachusetts gets the most National Institutes of Health funding of any state on a per capita basis, changes are afoot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Or was he afoot on the road, carrying what he could carry with him?
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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