tread
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So, Kemi Badenoch will tread the same stage ageing rockers Marillion took last month - and where sequinned soprano Katherine Jenkins will perform next week.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It is unclear how long Burnham can tread water without calling an election and enacting the bold plans he has presented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
I could locate no source for the middle mystery, but its theatrical setting is a favorite of such series; any that last long enough will eventually tread those boards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
That metric is currently signaling that investors should tread carefully, Opsal said in a phone interview Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
However it may prove, one must tread the path that need chooses!’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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"A SnoCat team was also launched," the sheriff said, referring to the vehicles that use treads to move in the snow, and are more commonly found grooming snow at ski resorts.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Apple, like many networks, treads very carefully around topics that could be divisive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
The parade this Saturday is said to cost $45 million, not counting the expense of disrupting much of the city for four days and repairing the damage done by tank treads.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2025
Government investigators said the steel treads of the excavator struck rock and caused ignition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024
A farmer walks in and doesn’t even realize it until his muddy boot treads on a bouquet of jasmine made of pearls and he says, “Oh.”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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Bush trod a delicate diplomatic line during his August 2008 trip, as human rights groups called for a tough stance on China's rule of Tibet, arrests of dissidents and Internet censorship.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
In the Himalayan republic of some 30 million people, overshadowed by giant neighbours India and China, Oli previously trod a fine balance between the rivals.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Katherine Mansfield could write wonderful lines such as: “The men walked like scissors; the women trod like cats.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Midfielder McTominay trod the same path last summer by escaping the chaos of United in moving to Naples and the 28-year-old instantly became a cult hero, netting 12 goals to inspire their title success.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Jon sent Tom Barleycorn ahead to scout for them, though the way to the white grove was oft trod and familiar.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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“We’ll likely follow the same path we’ve trodden in the United States, and so it will begin with a commercial footprint.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
He followed a path trodden by other youngsters from elite liberal families, attending the elite Bronx High School of Science followed by Bowdoin College in Maine, a university seen as a bastion of progressive thought.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
"Fans distract and intimidate opposition players - even more so in derbies - and this is where the line can be trodden over," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025
Some of those will cover ground trodden in his successful Mirror Group case in 2023 and, just like in that case, he will give evidence in person.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025
“These are dangerous days, and not to be trodden lightly.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Its Director David Aikman said that "treading water is not enough" to prevent the national debt from rising.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"There is a sense that the candidates are treading carefully to avoid offending the US and other veto powers."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The S&P 500 has been treading water for more than a month now, but beneath the surface of the U.S. equity market, big changes are taking shape.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
UC officials say they are treading carefully, knowing their debate on testing could later be turned against the university.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Then he went treading softly through the grass.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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