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Recent Examples of footprints
Opportunities to integrate generative AI must be balanced against the environmental costs of the servers themselves, which span the entire hardware life cycle, from manufacturing and operation to disposal, and include significant carbon, energy, and water footprints.
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Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Reimagining the value of space With hybrid work models in place and many tenants scaling down their office footprints, owners are left with prime real estate like conference rooms, lounges, fitness centers, and even rooftops sitting empty during off-peak hours.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jessica has a shirt printed with Walker’s footprints and name, along with a necklace engraved with his initials and birthstone.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The company has yet to disclose financial details of the projects, and so far has requested drilling on small footprints totaling 280 acres.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
In other words, the moons interact with Jupiter's magnetosphere to create distinct auroral footprints.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Data concerns Most of South Korea’s 51 million residents use smartphones and have big digital footprints, which could allow Google to use the map data for other lucrative purposes, experts say.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
This puts First Solar and Nextracker at an advantage due to their domestic manufacturing footprints, the UBS analysts said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Compressing models is standard practice these days, thanks to growing concerns around the energy and hardware footprints of the largest models.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Reimagining the value of space With hybrid work models in place and many tenants scaling down their office footprints, owners are left with prime real estate like conference rooms, lounges, fitness centers, and even rooftops sitting empty during off-peak hours.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jessica has a shirt printed with Walker’s footprints and name, along with a necklace engraved with his initials and birthstone.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The company has yet to disclose financial details of the projects, and so far has requested drilling on small footprints totaling 280 acres.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
In other words, the moons interact with Jupiter's magnetosphere to create distinct auroral footprints.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Data concerns Most of South Korea’s 51 million residents use smartphones and have big digital footprints, which could allow Google to use the map data for other lucrative purposes, experts say.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
This puts First Solar and Nextracker at an advantage due to their domestic manufacturing footprints, the UBS analysts said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Compressing models is standard practice these days, thanks to growing concerns around the energy and hardware footprints of the largest models.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footprints
footsteps
Noun
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Released earlier this year in two variations (titanium and Carbon TPT), the new RM 43-01 Ferrari Tourbillon follows in the footsteps of the record-breaking RM UP-01 that the two brands released in 2022, but is more maximalist in terms of design and features more complications.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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At a time when young people are increasingly questioning the value of higher education—especially a graduate degree that can cost more than $250,000—the idea of following in the footsteps of top CEOs may not seem appealing.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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