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well-worn

[wel-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈwɛlˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn /


















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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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