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Recent Examples of footprints
The buildings look like giant warehouses, some dwarfing the footprints of factories and stadiums.
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Marc Levy, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Behind the scenes, the company cross-references user information against public records like phones and addresses, as well as personal data such as social security numbers and the maturity of digital footprints like emails.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
By automating the discovery of sensitive data, the company aims to reduce the manual burden on individuals trying to protect their digital footprints.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Many staterooms are small, as is typical of ships of this size, with footprints that can be smaller than 150 square feet.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
When your winter is essentially one never-ending polar vortex, your house is likely a smattering of salty puddles and footprints.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Along the way, two clear footprints caught my eye, one from the front paw, one from the back.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
As digital footprints grow more detailed, should tech companies give law enforcement broader access when someone goes missing?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
As companies such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Meta continue expanding their AI data center footprints, virtual twins are becoming essential for long-term planning, helping operators balance performance, sustainability, and costs as AI infrastructure scales.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Marc Levy, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Behind the scenes, the company cross-references user information against public records like phones and addresses, as well as personal data such as social security numbers and the maturity of digital footprints like emails.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
By automating the discovery of sensitive data, the company aims to reduce the manual burden on individuals trying to protect their digital footprints.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Many staterooms are small, as is typical of ships of this size, with footprints that can be smaller than 150 square feet.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
When your winter is essentially one never-ending polar vortex, your house is likely a smattering of salty puddles and footprints.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Along the way, two clear footprints caught my eye, one from the front paw, one from the back.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
As digital footprints grow more detailed, should tech companies give law enforcement broader access when someone goes missing?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
As companies such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Meta continue expanding their AI data center footprints, virtual twins are becoming essential for long-term planning, helping operators balance performance, sustainability, and costs as AI infrastructure scales.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footprints
footsteps
Noun
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Grint’s latest film lands just as a group of young actors are following in his footsteps and may well find themselves with a similar level of privilege in a decade or so.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Close is the latest big name to appear in a Channel 4 drama, following in the recent footsteps of the likes of Gillian Anderson, Paapa Essiedu and Keeley Hawes.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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