gallop
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The court previously heard Williams passed two police officers as he drove to the paddock, telling them "there's lampers on my gallop, they are there now".
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
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
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
Far below, she saw the red glow of the coals, but it was what she saw on her feet that shocked her heart into a panicked gallop.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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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
Drawing from the canon of vintage rap, “Tranky Funky” gallops forward to the sound of congas, chunky piano chords, wah-wah guitars and a nod to Mobb Deep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
“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
Grassy, it stretched away, smooth as the mown gallops on Watership Down.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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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
They created space out wide and Steyn galloped away from Yoram Moefana to strike from 45m.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
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
Even as the attackers had begun to withdraw, two more riders galloped forward.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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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
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
A video tour of the sanctuary posted in 2023 showed horses grazing and galloping across a vast expanse of the 40-acre property in Julian and a cattery where felines lounged in cat condos.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
Remember that in the sixteenth century, motion meant riding on a galloping horse or in a carriage being pulled over rutted roads.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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