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or trod
as in walked
to go on foot
to protect the fragile environment of the beach dunes, we must tread cautiously and lightly
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In mid-January, an unassuming man in khakis and a button-down shirt walked to a wooden lectern at a school board meeting in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
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To be honest, there’s not much else up there—most Chicagoans have never even walked this way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Seoul, South Korea — The week before Close Your Eyes stepped onto the stage for their first-ever solo concert, the seven members moved in practiced formation across a basement rehearsal studio in Seoul’s Gangnam district.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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For one weekend, attendees stepped inside a working animation pipeline where story development, character performance and world-building evolved simultaneously.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Trodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trodden. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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