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trample

[tram-puhl] / ˈtræm pəl /


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It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

Joe Middleton, Devon site manager for the Woodland Trust, said: "Stay on the path, keep your dog on a lead, use the zoom on your camera, don't trample all over them."

From BBC May 10, 2026

The FPA called on the police to "immediately take action against the officers involved in this unprovoked assault and to act in the future to safeguard press freedoms, rather than trample upon them."

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

Not even the creature’s eloquence moves Victor to self-reflection: “O Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Hale toiled day and night for a pittance; he rode through storms—hail, lightning, sand—and survived stampedes, guiding the cattle into smaller and smaller circles before they could trample him.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

“We are not a nation that tramples the 4th Amendment and tolerates our neighbors being terrorized,” he said.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2026

They argue it tramples on local control, even though SB 35 and SB 423 say developers must follow cities’ existing zoning and design standards.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2023

“A regime that tramples on human rights cannot under any circumstances be recognized,” she said in a statement.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2022

William sees it, spins around, and nearly tramples Jeanne and Jacob—and me.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Shortly after coming off the course, DeChambeau is driven off to the fifth hole by rules officials to discuss whether he trampled down grass near his ball.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Then, in a separate incident, he was trampled unconscious by cattle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

And he barred the hospital from “aiding and abetting” any other party that might ask for help from these courts, including the children whose rights will be trampled by disclosure of their records.

From Slate May 19, 2026

From a standoff over a US Secret Service agent’s weapon to a US staffer trampled during a melee, tensions bubbled to the surface throughout Trump's visit to Beijing.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

A trampled fence ringed a big yard full of cement statuary.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

That makes them prone to trampling, said Candace Fallon, a senior endangered species conservation biologist at science nonprofit Xerces Society.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

"We don't need humans trampling flowers to add to the list of pressures that our wildlife is already facing," he said.

From BBC May 10, 2026

Other than the cool trophies and the Diamondbacks trampling, the most notable show Thursday was unwittingly staged by Dodger Stadium itself.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

"They are eating different types of grasses and trampling areas that are important for wildlife," he said.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

There was a sound of trampling boots below, inside the house and outside.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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