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pathways

noun

plural of pathway

as in paths

a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond

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the direction along which something or someone moves the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea

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Recent Examples of pathways Patients depend on the agency to evaluate therapies rigorously and fairly; innovators depend on predictable regulatory pathways; and investors depend on confidence that scientific evidence will guide decision-making. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Wheelhouse and the Village Community Foundation achieved lift-off for LaunchPad, an initiative designed to open more pathways to careers in entertainment, sports and investing for students and young adults from underserved communities. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges. — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 Some of these pathways include Hollywood High School New Media Academy, Huntington Park Institute for Applied Medicine, and Global Media Studies Magnet at Cleveland Charter High School. — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Callback verification, provenance-aware media handling, and new escalation pathways add steps to already burdened clinical workflows, and many health systems will not have the IT infrastructure to implement them seamlessly. — Henry Bair, STAT, 14 July 2026 This learned hopefulness is because in romance novels, goals are readily attainable, multiple pathways to happiness can exist and perseverance is worthwhile. — Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 Technology adoption only scales when workforce models, training pathways and institutional knowledge evolve alongside it. — Frank Carnevale, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The researchers noted that strength training may influence specific pathways related to coronary artery disease. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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Modernizing facilities and expanding funding across jurisdictions would help make the profession not only more sustainable but also more appealing to those choosing their medical paths.

— Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026
Even more telling, many hikers are searching for trails more than 200 miles from home, using the app to plan trips as much as to find local paths.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

Definition of paths

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Their main fantasy appeal comes from players with secure minutes, penalties and multiple routes to points.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.

— Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026

Definition of routes

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Patrouille de France, the French Air Force’s acrobatic teams, flew over New York Harbor with their red, white and blue trails, evoking images of the American flag.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Its grippy outsole offers reliable traction on trails and uneven terrain, while the soft eggnog color looks polished enough to wear around town afterward.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

Definition of trails

Noun

According to the National Park Service, the footpaths through the forested ridgetops of Pennsylvania are among the most popular.

— Idra Novey, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Definition of footpaths

Noun

There exists no equivalent repository—legal or otherwise—of motion trajectories for joints.

— Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
The beverage’s roots go back to 1565, when the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route began between Mexico and the Philippines, permanently altering both countries’ culinary trajectories.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

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