gallop
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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
Stablemate Island Hopping set a strong gallop and as he faded, Moore was well positioned to take advantage.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
“They couldn’t hold up the frenetic gallop we had.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 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
We gallop past the apple orchard and run down the gravel road that spits us out onto the wide meadow along the riverbank.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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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
As they walked near the paddock and gallops of Evan Williams Racing, their lights "drew the attention of Mr Williams", Bebb said.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 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
Marcus jerks his head around, shocked into stillness as a foam-coated stallion gallops through the doors of the stadium.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Ondas stock rose as high as $11.37 early Tuesday before falling 2% to $10.68, failing to build on its momentum from Monday when it galloped 8.4% higher.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
It had been a promising start from the Lions, who galloped into a commanding lead and looked as if they were going to steamroll their opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
I was thinking about how wonderful it would be to live with Miranda all the time when Clem returned from the park and galloped into the room.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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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
But taming galloping inflation, reviving consumer demand and creating jobs will take time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Instead of the oil shock setting off galloping price increases across the economy like in the 1970s, a milder form of inflation will set in.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Although Samson was galloping, more than a few of the boys had kept up because the path’s twisting slowed the horse’s pace, and now rocks whizzed past Jack’s and May’s heads every few seconds.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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