gait
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When humans adopted an upright bipedal gait, the spine retained these functions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Surprisingly, this discovery about a horse’s gait sheds light on a much more modern debate—whether A.I. is on a path to consciousness.
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
Track your gait for at least six months before you look for speed changes that you want to share with your doctor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
The 6-foot-6 Long Beach native, with an outside hitter’s rocket arm and the gazelle-like gait, was considered the nation’s No. 2 overall recruit out of Warren High in Downey.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Biff watched Blount walk to the door with his rolling, sailorlike gait.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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“All states, shapes, shades and gaits are welcome.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Dressage is the oldest equestrian discipline, and sees rider and horse perform a series of movements to music across the gaits of walk, trot and canter.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
"We have thus confirmed the hypothesis that efficient gaits can be realized by exploiting natural oscillation patterns," explains Prof.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful bills and waddling gaits — had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a catastrophic 2021, said scientists who monitor the birds.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
He began to recognize sounds as he had done before, and to associate footsteps and differing gaits with the people to whom they belonged.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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