Incora Health was set up in 2022. It plans to start selling its earrings, currently in clinical trials, in a few months. “We’re first-time founders in a small city trying to change women’s health care, and that’s not lost on us,” says Theresa Gevaert, a co-founder. But the audacious young firm is part of a wave of startups that have been launched in America in the past few years. Many will fail. Some will succeed. Together they suggest change is afoot.

afoot /əˈfʊt/ 进行中的，即将发生的。例句：There are rumors afoot that the company is planning a major restructuring. (有传言称该公司正在计划一次重大重组。)