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gallop

[gal-uhp] / ˈgæl əp /


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Slot stood watching in disbelief in stoppage time when Sergino Dest was allowed to gallop clear and cross to Driouech for a clinical finish.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

The hotel’s grounds will include a well-known feature from the original racetrack, the life-size bronze sculpture of jockey Billy Shoemaker riding famed racehorse Swaps at full gallop that greeted bettors for decades.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2024

This involves a gallop of nine to 10 minutes through the park at Versailles, twice crossing the centuries-old Grand Canal in what might be one of the Paris Olympics’ signature views.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2024

While still very much an open world, with fields to gallop across and deep canyons and caves to plunge into, Shadow of the Erdtree bends toward the layer-cake-like level design of the original Dark Souls.

From New York Times Jun. 18, 2024

Every night for a week I watched Shawn and Bud gallop through the corral in the gray haze of dusk.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Yes, he neighs and whinnies and you can ride him and, as Woody notes, he gallops like the wind.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

The author gallops through vital moments in world history across the centuries but dallies over what seem like niche aspects of medieval French history.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The court previously heard Williams passed two police officers as he drove to the paddock, telling them: "There's lampers on my gallops, they are there now."

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

“If she gallops as fast as she looks, it’s going to be a good year,” said Brad Keselowski, driver and co-owner of RFK Racing.

From Washington Times Nov. 1, 2023

He ties Powell’s horse to a tree, mounts his own horse, and gallops down Fifteenth Street.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Keysight stock is currently about 7% below its record closing high of $366.68 from May 6 and has galloped 125% higher over the past 12 months, accord to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Gonzalez was again involved in the third try as he passed to Tobias Elliott before an offload to Daly who galloped in under the posts as Saracens led 19-7 at the break.

From BBC May 17, 2025

With advancing technology, screening for fetal abnormalities has galloped ahead, and the test behind the new study become widespread about 10 years ago.

From Science Magazine Dec. 4, 2024

Morgant’s warriors took up the rest of the companions and they galloped swiftly into the wood.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

First came the whippet who lives down the hall, galloping outside my apartment and then, as he often does, failing to account for the slickness of the linoleum.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Video footage captured chaotic scenes with horses galloping through traffic to flee the flames.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

To be sure, it is possible that earnings could continue galloping higher for the next few years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Still, I wrote, “the prospect of galloping, 1970s-style inflation remains low.”

From Barron's May 11, 2026

“I don’t know,” I say, lifting her on my back and galloping around the room.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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