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Union’s Chris Gibbs has toed the line for as long as he can remember: How to be warm but not look warm.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

Mr. Harrison, the first black chairman of the state Democratic Party and a former Washington lobbyist, has toed a moderate line when it comes to policy.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2020

This is the role he has detested at times at Manchester United, even if he has toed the line when asked about it since linking up with the national squad.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2014

Brown, who previously governed the state from 1975 to 1983, has toed a centrist line since taking the helm again in 2011.

From Reuters • Jan. 7, 2014

But a goalkeeper has fallen, and a wing has toed the ball just enough that it rolls slowly toward the goal line.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr