tail
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That put Verstappen on to Russell's tail for another restart but the Briton handled the situation coolly, accelerating early and catching the Dutchman somewhat unawares.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
They also carry a circular disk attached to the tail that can seal the shell opening like a door when the animal retreats inside.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
He modeled his system, which spits out the aircraft’s operator, tail number and heading, on Ukrainian tools to track incoming Russian attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
One simply went outside through a doggy door, while the other tried to engage the man, walking up to him repeatedly with toys in mouth, tail wagging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
His snow-sky tail flashed one last time before he vanished into the glowing woods.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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I tried Kumamoto oysters here as part of a sprawling seafood tower — alongside snow crab, lobster tails, tuna tartare with seaweed salad and more — and they immediately became my new favorite variety.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The tails side of every newly-minted coin from the 1p to the £2 now features the country's flora and fauna - from bees to an oak tree leaf.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Those observations highlighted its distinctive appearance, including a "mane" made up of hazy structures resembling comet tails.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Pe-2 had twin tails and twin engines, one engine on each wing.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Still, questions about Fed independence have tailed Warsh during his brief tenure as chairman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Performance-wise, they have not been terrible, but their results have tailed off a bit.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
However, traffic tailed off the second half of the year, with the L.A. port expecting a single-digit decline in volume this year before Friday’s decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Sauropods were long necked, long tailed plant eaters that grew into the largest animals ever to walk on land, yet their earliest life stages were small, exposed, and highly vulnerable.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
“These are nuanced questions, far beyond your comprehension! My social position, my financial security…” Her voice tailed off.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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ChatGPT price-war report comes as data shows AI usage already tailing off.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
She is in the early stages of developing a tool to quickly identify behaviour like lurking and tailing, and direct help when it is needed.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
They’re tailing skiers as they rip through moguls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
But other portions were harder to confirm -- with Thai authorities not providing information, and Chinese officials tailing our reporters and impeding efforts to talk further with him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
I brought up the rear of our group, tailing Ma, with my elbows angled up and out to prevent her from being jostled as she moved timidly through the crush.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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