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Recent Examples of toehold
Moreover, 11 of these small countries were members of the European Union, so China could gain a toehold in the world’s largest trading bloc without having to compete directly with western Europe’s advanced economies.
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Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2022
After years of refining their respective processes, these companies now hope to gain a toehold in markets for EV and smartphone batteries dominated by such giants as CATL, Panasonic, and Samsung.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2024
In those early days, scientists weren’t sure that wolves would regain a toehold in the American West.
—Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
And while Peacock isn’t frequently involved in the increasingly common bidding wars, which have ratcheted up to eight figures for top comics, the platform has maintained a toehold with specials including Kevin Hart’s last hour.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2022
After years of refining their respective processes, these companies now hope to gain a toehold in markets for EV and smartphone batteries dominated by such giants as CATL, Panasonic, and Samsung.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2024
In those early days, scientists weren’t sure that wolves would regain a toehold in the American West.
—Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
And while Peacock isn’t frequently involved in the increasingly common bidding wars, which have ratcheted up to eight figures for top comics, the platform has maintained a toehold with specials including Kevin Hart’s last hour.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toehold
Noun
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Arthur explained that the administration is making the pitch that Tren de Aragua could also attempt to gain further footholds in the United States without these deportation efforts, thus creating an argument that their members’ presence is a significant national security threat.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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This is the first time either startup has landed a foothold at a hyper-scale Cloud Service Provider (CSP).—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Supporters of the new rules frame them as an accelerator that will mean less low-signal data to process, faster iteration for safety fixes and equal footing for American factories.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
2 May 2025
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The back end of the Houston bullpen looks like a strength for a club still trying to find its footing.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Toehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toehold. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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