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have trod

  • present perfect of tread.

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Some of those hominins may have trod the same ground as Lucy’s species.

From Science Magazine Apr. 3, 2024

I've tried to be a good representative and a good guest, following in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin and Julia Child and generations of Americans who have trod gently in Paris without unfortunate hats.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2022

Every walk, urban or rural, follows in the footsteps of those who have trod these paths before.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2020

So far, major U.S. media companies have trod cautiously, creating programming that includes sports betting content such as displaying odds - but without offering features to let viewers make bets while watching.

From Reuters Apr. 29, 2019

You may not find young Hazel’s logic persuasive, but I have trod through this vale of tears longer than you, and from where I’m sitting, she’s not the lunatic.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green