footpath
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A video posted to social media of Hearn's arrest shows him standing near a water-pumping hose that is lying across a footpath and speaking to a woman, before walking away and picking up his bike.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
He installed an electric security gate in September 2022, which prompted the West Berkshire Ramblers group to apply to recognise a public footpath on the land in January 2023.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The second gate raises a different question: whether a footpath on Levy’s land, on the lagoon’s edge, is public or private.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Roads will reopen after six hours, and organisers have asked anyone continuing along the route after that time to move onto the footpath and follow road safety laws.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
This early in the season—it was still early April—there were hardly any cars in the park, so we treated Skyline Drive as a kind of broad, paved, alternative footpath.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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The ecology tour being held in a public park with even footpaths meant she could fully participate.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Hanoi has launched previous campaigns to clear footpaths, but they were often short-lived.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Let her make her own footpaths and whole mark in this world,” he told himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
The footpaths that weave in from the coast see only a few walkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
It seemed at first there was a sheer drop down to the sands, but once you leant over the rail, you could see zigzagging footpaths leading you down the cliff-face to the seafront.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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