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beachhead

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Definition of beachhead

as in foothold

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Recent Examples of beachhead Private equity was a natural beachhead. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026 The looming new domestic beachhead for the disease comes as vaccination rates have tumbled nationwide in recent years — in some areas falling well below the herd immunity threshold experts say is necessary to keep it from spreading. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 The war games don’t generally start with Chinese marines clawing their way up a beachhead, Normandy style. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA's accelerated drive to establish a lunar beachhead with landings in 2028, followed by construction of a moon base. — William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beachhead

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The milestone gives the company another foothold in a market dominated by Chinese suppliers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
There's a nearly-limitless fountain of money available if the league is able to grow a serious permanent foothold in Europe, for example, and there is nothing the NFL cares more about than increasing its revenue.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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The corridor will be developed by the United States, representing a bridgehead for American influence in a region Russia considers well within its sphere of influence.

— Alexander Thompson, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2026
Since the 18th century, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union have viewed the region as a bridgehead against Iran and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey.

— Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

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