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afoot

adjective as in traveling by foot

adjective as in in progress

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More intrusive encounters require reasonable suspicion that a crime is afoot, according to the Congressional Research Service.

Police and Customs officials monitoring Chisholm were alerted that something might be afoot.

From BBC

So, on the heels of Philadelphia’s Super Bowl victory, and as the league heads into another offseason, it’s safe to say more changes are afoot, even if they have yet to fully take shape.

Now, decades on, change is afoot once again, as Donald Trump has his eyes on gaining control of the country.

From BBC

Dr Black then referenced the New Labour anthem "things can only get better", but added "sadly not", as he talked about how "troubling times are afoot in our world".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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