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And while Peacock isn’t frequently involved in the increasingly common bidding wars, which have ratcheted up to eight figures for top comics, the platform has maintained a toehold with specials including Kevin Hart’s last hour.
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Since the summer of 2014, ISIS has exploited a governance vacuum and a factional civil war in Libya to expand what was once just a toehold into a foothold.
—Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2016
Ariane 6 also has a toehold in the commercial market, with a contract for 18 launches to deliver satellites to orbit for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband network.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
The good news is that fresh ideas and fascinating mini-stars flourish online; influencers and creators grasping toeholds in the attention economy.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Since the summer of 2014, ISIS has exploited a governance vacuum and a factional civil war in Libya to expand what was once just a toehold into a foothold.
—Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2016
Ariane 6 also has a toehold in the commercial market, with a contract for 18 launches to deliver satellites to orbit for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband network.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
The good news is that fresh ideas and fascinating mini-stars flourish online; influencers and creators grasping toeholds in the attention economy.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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“Toehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toehold. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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