trodden

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If he moved to Radio 2, this would follow a well-worn path previously trodden by Chris Evans and Zoe Ball, who hosted its breakfast show having previously done the same for Radio 1.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Seoul has long trodden a fine line between top trading partner China and defence guarantor the United States.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 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

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

They came out into the courtyard where a last silvery daylight still hung above the soiled, trodden snow.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin