See flatfoot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1936, John Thomas McIntyre, Steps going down, page 19:",
"text": "And even if they didn't know about her they might know this was his old neighborhood and go flatfooting around asking.",
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"ref": "1956, Lee Mortimer, Around the World Confidential, page 38:",
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"ref": "2017 -, Adam Baron, SuperJack: A totally gripping thriller with a twist you won’t see coming, →ISBN:",
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"ref": "2014, Sarah Loudin Thomas, Appalachian Serenade (Appalachian Blessings): A Novella, →ISBN:",
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"ref": "2012, Dana Stabenow -, A Grave Denied, →ISBN:",
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"ref": "2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-08-05:",
"text": "In the event they lacked a proper midfield bolt, with Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira huffing around in pursuit of the whizzing green machine. The centre-backs looked flustered, left to deal with three on two as Mexico broke. Löw’s 4-2-3-1 seemed antiquated and creaky, with the old World Cup shark Thomas Müller flat-footed in a wide position.",
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