foot traffic
Britishnoun
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the wear and tear caused to a surface by people walking on it
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the activity of pedestrians in a particular area
Example Sentences
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As inflation has tightened household budgets, several chain restaurants have brought back all-you-can-eat deals to drive foot traffic.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Executives said in March that foot traffic and comparable sales were improving as a result, with sales of running products growing in the double digits in the recent quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
With foot traffic down and fewer international visitors, local vendors and storefronts are citing less business compared to last summer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
But the store proved punishing - staffing costs were high, rent kept rising, and foot traffic never recovered after the pandemic.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
There were no streetlamps here and little foot traffic, nothing but the bright moon and the smallboats bumping against their moorings.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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