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The path so well-worn that nobody asks where it actually leads.
means Following accepted norms, standard practice, or what most people agree is the usual way of doing things.
from From Latin conventio, a coming together or agreement; literally what we have all silently agreed to keep doing.
Weapons senseConventional means non-nuclear, a chillingly polite distinction.
Hidden tensionOften a soft insult dressed as neutral description.
Mortgage cousinIn banking, conventional just means no government backing.