tread
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Starmer promised a politics that “would tread more lightly on voters’ lives” and would be guided by moderate policies aimed at fine-tuning the state rather than overhauling it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
If needed, tread water and call for help.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Investors eager to tap into the battery boom, however, should tread carefully.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
That’s all the more reason for investors in semiconductor stocks to tread cautiously.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
This was the conversation Jule wanted to have, but she knew she had to tread carefully.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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