tread
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That said, BSP will tread cautiously as oil prices regain traction, and food inflation is still vulnerable to supply-side shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Accordingly, Judge Poland entered a default judgment into the record, which gave Midland Credit Management the right to tread on his bank account and garnish his wages.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Investors do need to tread cautiously when it comes to small-cap investing, though.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
If needed, tread water and call for help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
I put my hands down on the tread behind me, raise my foot to step nine, and push myself up backward.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Because their iconic treads do look like bubbles, and who wouldn’t want to walk on that?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Instead of tech stocks rising broadly, you might see chip-maker stocks start to heat up, or perhaps gold stocks may outperform while the broader commodities sector treads water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
The product has recently been used in large window frames and also to make kitchen cabinets, furniture and the treads of internal staircases.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
He watches as she ascends quickly up the stoop with her shopping bags, her heels suspended over the treads in a way that looks precarious.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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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
Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal Reserve interest rates and tech bubble worries.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
On a negative note for Barca, De Jong was dismissed in stoppage time for a second yellow card as he trod on Iago Aspas' foot.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
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
Sometimes the serpent would lie totally inert awaiting the unsuspecting paw that trod too close.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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The "stunning" route was nominated by Amanda Jane Baldwin, who said she has trodden the path "more times than I can count" since moving to Winscombe seven years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But when he joined the Reds in 2017, he was all too aware of the legacy of some great Scots who had trodden the same path before him.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
“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
Seoul has for decades trodden a fine line between China, its top trading partner, and the United States, its chief defence guarantor.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
He came to a wide gap which had been trodden into mud by cattle.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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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
Everyone spoke in hushed tones, treading quietly over the decks.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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