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off the beaten path



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For anyone who’s shocked that Sparks would stray off the beaten path of traditional love stories, that first book, the one his mom prompted him to write but never saw the light of day?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

But when you talk about East Tennessee, it's a little off the beaten path.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

The researchers point out that public libraries like Phoenix's are 'are off the beaten path for academics who work with early modern books and manuscripts'.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

What they’re finding is that even in a place that’s sort of off the beaten path, weddings are expensive.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024

We walk around the twisting trunks, going off the beaten path toward the trilling croaks of more tree frogs.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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