trodden

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The path to investment success is easy to find because it’s well trodden and simple.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The flooring, believed to have been once trodden on by the playwright and actor, was discovered at St George's Guildhall in King's Lynn, Norfolk, in 2023.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

This pathway is now so well trodden as to have become a trope: the male feminist who deeply, appallingly wasn’t.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025

Until then, however, humans are likely to continue their small steps into the cosmos, on a path long trodden by robotic explorers before them.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

Walking was easier on the trodden earth, although Meggie was so tired she could hardly pick up her feet.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke