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[gal-uhp] / ˈgæl əp /


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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

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

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

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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