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beachheads

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plural of beachhead

as in bridgeheads

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Ukraine has sought to derail the Kremlin’s plans by launching counterattacks in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, where Russian forces have sought to carve out bridgeheads with an aim to advance toward the regional capitals, which are key industrial hubs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of bridgeheads

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Some went to cities that have long been magnets for immigrants — New York, Miami — but increasingly, others found their way to smaller cities with less developed immigrant footholds.

— Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The eldest among them had established early footholds in their careers before COVID hit.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of footholds

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To that end, the bulk of the episode is about that exposure, with Lamb’s joes still scrambling for safety on multiple fronts.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
By then, Capone was fighting legal battles on several fronts, and things were beginning to unravel.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fronts

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Just like their first Beverly Hills abode, the home was complete with resort-like grounds.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
In contrast, peregrine falcons that breed in Alaska migrate almost directly south, dispersing across the Americas to wintering grounds that extend as far as southern South America.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of grounds

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The frontman said he was humbled by the action and was touched to spend time with members of the Minneapolis community who worked on the front lines during the ICE surge.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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