footing
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“It was already on precarious footing to begin with” ahead of Warsh’s press conference, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Importantly, the below chart shows that prices for leveraged loans have also found their footing around 91 cents on the dollar, signaling improved confidence in the ability of software companies to repay their debts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The time has come for us to assert our rights and re-establish labour-management relations on an equal footing," it added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
How he attempts to square that with his economy’s utter dependence on the goodwill of those rivals will determine whether and how China’s economy ever returns to a stable growth footing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
When the ice is covered with a light snow and the dogs can get a footing, the sleds fly.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
In Ada Louise Huxtable’s architecture writing, buildings whirl off their footings and built interiors entice us to dance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The size of the footings, he said,affects whether the tower is properly grounded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
"The shallow footings of the garages have meant that the archaeological features have been well preserved and many of the finds are in excellent condition," a spokesman said.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
At this point, BlueOval City is a big dig, with thousands of construction workers boring deep holes for foundation footings using gargantuan drills that would look at home in a “Mad Max” movie.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
They sat on concrete footings, with about two feet of open space between the floorboards and the ground.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
