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the mark or impression made by a foot mysterious footprints along the beach

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Recent Examples on the Web Muntean cites China and South Korea as countries that are increasing their Antarctic footprint and therefore their own influence. Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024 The Bear Fire is just south of the footprint of 2020’s Loyalton Fire, which burned 47,000 acres and destroyed six homes and 29 outbuildings. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024 Working within the footprint of the existing roofline, local studio Hutker Architects gutted the interior and reclaimed two overhung exterior spaces as internal square footage. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024 By contrast, Samba TV’s panel is nearly 100x larger than Nielsen’s household footprint of 45K homes. Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for footprint 

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“Footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprint. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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