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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 pathway Attorneys elsewhere say the workers may have other pathways to contest their dismissals, based on the language in the termination letters. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025 And the creatures didn't follow the same transitional pathway every time, often pausing in between. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025 Already the pond created by the dam has attracted great blue herons and several different types of ducks and serves as a pathway for raccoons and coyotes to cross the stream. Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025 The clubs can open a pathway to developing focus, creativity, and employable skills, and the positive social relationships that students develop in the clubs are priceless. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pathway
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  • Money & Markets 10 high-paying and fast-growing jobs that don't require a college degree There are lots of great fields out there for people who didn't go to college By Start Slideshow Start Slideshow For many, the path to success starts with obtaining a college degree.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Instead of adding controls that employees bypass, design security that works with human nature—make secure paths feel faster than workarounds and use AI to suggest natural access levels.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Trump has stated that his interest in purchasing—or even taking over—the Danish territory was driven by the frequent passage of Russian and Chinese merchant vessels and warships through Arctic routes close to Greenland.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Among the five top options is a yellow route that would largely circumvent the Del Mar Fairgrounds and city of Del Mar.
    Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • However, many locales around the world don't allow e-unis on public roads, footpaths or even bike lanes, restricting their use to private land or maybe business parks and university campuses with permission.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
  • There are no cars or even roads on the two-square-mile volcanic outcrop, though footpaths are traversable by donkey.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • And as of October, a craft from the European Space Agency is on the way to get an up-close look at the asteroid's remnants.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Black told Forbes that while secure messaging apps can be a crucial means of communication for military personnel, their utility cuts both ways.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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  • In the inner canyon, there are no maintained or marked trails, the tourism office said, so only experienced hikers should explore those paths.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The adorable dog walked across the fresh spackle, leaving a trail of paw prints behind her.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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