tails

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Stegosaurs were plant-eating dinosaurs that walked on four legs and are best known for the rows of plates and spikes running from their necks to their tails.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

“Energy risks linger, inflation tails remain skewed up, and geopolitical brinkmanship could yet revive USD strength despite an eventual deal remaining the most likely outcome,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Importantly, defense spending and the potential for rearming will be “one of the long tails of this war,” Blitz wrote in a Wednesday client note, which also warned of related inflation risks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

My parents were left with a choice: Move back to Argentina with their tails between their legs, or start again where they were.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Skunks spray an oily liquid from glands underneath their tails as a defense.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold