footprints

plural of footprint
as in footsteps
the mark or impression made by a foot mysterious footprints along the beach

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Recent Examples of footprints Big vehicles with big environmental footprints Heavy trucks have an outsized effect on both climate change and human health. Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024 But in 1948, a series of mysterious clues—unrecognized bird calls and unusual footprints—near Lake Te Anau rekindled hope. Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 At New Mexico's White Sands, researchers have uncovered human footprints dated to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago, as well as similar-aged tracks of giant mammals. CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024 And the White Sands footprints preserve a few moments of their early interactions. Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 At New Mexico’s White Sands, researchers have uncovered human footprints dated to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago, as well as similar-aged tracks of giant mammals. Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Great content and breakout formats don’t always get born from deep within a corporate machine that houses 130 labels with footprints in 26 countries. Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 Turkey had tried to establish similar military footprints in Libya and Tunisia after the Arab Spring, but failed. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024 And CEOs are being told to delete their digital footprints. Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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