tailgate
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UJC organisers vowed to create an authentic college gameday in London, and they began with tailgate parties.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The hydraulic tipper lifts the front end of an open-roof trailer, spilling more than 20 tons of trash out of the tailgate at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
On the opposite half, two finned and muscular airspeeders from “Attack of the Clones” tailgate each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you really want to level up your potluck game, take a cue from tailgate culture: a small portable crockpot is a marvel.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
Two soldiers had to lift Father over the tailgate.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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I’m thankful for the tailgates, the touchdowns and all the pageantry that comes with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Both brothers were hoping for more tailgates to come outside the century-old stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
The campaign includes Parmigiano-branded tailgates, in-stadium media tastings, social media collaborations and a presence across the Jets’ platforms and at MetLife Stadium.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
Excluded cars from those model years include the Ram 1500 Classic, vehicles with Ram’s multifunction tailgate feature, and those with sensors that can alert drivers to insecure tailgates.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
Applications were passed along at homecoming tailgates and choir rehearsals, at the meetings of Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha sororities and the Newsome Park PTA.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Learner driver Teddy is recounting her fear at being tailgated by another driver mid-lesson.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Feniger admits, “The only time I ever tailgated was when I was on ‘Top Chef Masters,’ and guess what?
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2025
They live in Kansas, but said it was nice to take their mind of politics for a few hours as they tailgated with their daughter Rachel and her husband before the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
“Great politics, great place to campaign,” said Gov. Brian Kemp, a UGA alumnus, as he tailgated with supporters in Athens ahead of a Georgia game earlier this season.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
A great musician, very bright, but not a good driver, Linton believed that she sometimes tailgated, and sometimes sped.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Kansas City has a legendary tailgating culture which is regarded as one of the best in the country and includes some of the country's best barbecue.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
At the stadium itself, parking is expected to be significantly reduced or repurposed, with traditional tailgating effectively eliminated.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
The footage, which shows a blue BMW tailgating a cyclist in the bike lane, forcing the cyclist to hop the curb onto the sidewalk, has since gone viral on Fetzer’s Instagram page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
Complaining about it is just as much tradition as tailgating, the Lambeau Leap or mocking the New York Jets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The other vehicle, almost tailgating her spiffy new car, followed that way for about two miles, then it pulled out to pass, but started to steer back in too soon.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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