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footpath

[foot-path, -pahth] / ˈfʊtˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /
NOUN
pathway
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The next morning, Natland travelled by taxi to Huddersfield and was sent a video by a Signal user showing where cash had been hidden near a footpath underpass.

From BBC Jun. 10, 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

A new footpath stretching around the entire coast of England is being officially inaugurated later.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

He was so caught up in his thoughts that he walked right off the footpath and fell down seven or eight feet.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

The ecology tour being held in a public park with even footpaths meant she could fully participate.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Anti-social behaviour, he says, includes "people who are riding around on scooters" and "using the footpaths as their personal rally tracks".

From BBC May 1, 2026

“Let her make her own footpaths and whole mark in this world,” he told himself.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

From the balcony, we could watch the athletes from all over the world coming and going to the surrounding buildings, jogging along the footpaths, or doing laps in the pool.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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