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canter

[kan-ter] / ˈkæn tər /
VERB
jog
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Korda, who won the Chevron Championship at a canter in April, now has four wins and three runner-up finishes in what is proving an extraordinary 2026 season.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Five-time Champions League winners Barca struggled to find their rhythm in the first half but did enough after the break to clinch a top-eight league phase finish at a canter.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

A nicely worked move sent Andrew Kellaway running through the Japan defence and he fed Flook to canter over the line.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

Capuozzo later turned creator, thrillingly slicing through England with a scalpel-sharp change of direction to open up a route for Exeter's Ross Vintcent to canter over.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2025

His mount was in full gallop, and the black knight’s was still in a canter.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Ms. Rinehart, whose podcast, “The Female Body Politic,” spotlights women’s history, canters through Rankin’s career with the same drive that Rankin exhibited, batting away critics and rarely acknowledging the complexity of federal politics.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, “The Post” canters along with crisp pacing and straightforward, unfussy clarity, its two icons-playing-icons bolstered by a superb cast of supporting players.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2017

It canters along at a pace that is quick enough to permit learning without getting bogged down.

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2016

Quentin Letts, giving four stars in The Mail, said the show "canters along with engaging verve and vim" after a "dull" opening 15 minutes.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2015

“Goodbye, Caesar,” I shout as Midnight canters away from the rising sun.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Leading the Black-and-Gold's potent attacking trio with Bouanga and Martinez, Son cantered through the center of Miami's defense all night, raucously cheered by some 76,000 fans -- the second-largest attendance in MLS history.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

The greenback sunk to a near four-year low as gold prices cantered past $5,200 a troy ounce, with haven investors continuing to look toward precious metals and the Swiss franc.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

Djokovic broke Maestrelli, who was making his Grand Slam debut, to start the second set and cantered into the third round.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Yet Scotland shot back with wing Duhan van der Merwe going over in the corner after replacement Stafford McDowall had cantered through the heart of England's defence.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2025

I asked, my voice a little breathy as I cantered beside her.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

A smart pass sent Luke Northmore cantering into Sale territory, a perfectly-weighted cross-field kick found Rodrigo Isgro on the opposite wing and a fine piece of opportunism secured him the game's first try.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

We had over 20 televisions playing the same footage of horses cantering.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2024

The tune was jaunty, full of the cantering rhythms and mimetic horn calls that fit a song about hunting.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2023

You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts.

From Washington Post Sep. 27, 2022

At this she raised her glistening whip, lashing the team into a run; they left the river cantering beautifully, then trotted smartly.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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