traction

"When they won't get involved, there is a lack of traction for the chant to gain hold," he explains.

Mixed gender events, which have been gaining traction in recent Olympic cycles, were cited as examples of the IOC’s commitment to gender equality, placing women and men on the same playing field.

The third season of The White Lotus has been less well-received than the previous two, but has gained social media traction in recent weeks.

Studios were already struggling to preserve traction for their films in China as that nation prioritized its homegrown productions.

While many conservative Republicans agreed with this condemnation, they found little traction with the public in the 1950s.