well-worn
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Rocket Lab is following a well-worn path by SpaceX, which has analysts cheering on its future as an “emerging space platform.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Bear in mind, this is the perspective of an awkward wallflower surrounded by too-cool gothlings clutching well-worn copies of Rice’s books.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
She recalled being surprised by how scruffily dressed the businessman was when she met him, finding him in flip-flops, some well-worn red shorts and a T-shirt.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
In “Trap Door” he sings about “a trap door in your heart and a button on your desk well-worn from being pressed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
El Patron slipped into it effortlessly, like a donkey walking along a well-worn trail.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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