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Details about the underlying allegation remain murky, but the department sources familiar with the matter said the LAPD’s secretive Special Operations Division tailed officers who were under investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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

Djiedi Gassama's form has tailed off, and although Mikey Moore has come onto a game, Oliver Antman is still out injured.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

The hardcore faithful headed to the bitcoin conference with Saylor, whose fans tailed him around the event in the hope of getting a selfie, as his minders begged them to let him leave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

I tried not to think about this, but it tailed me about the house all afternoon like a bothersome, bad-smelling dog demanding attention.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly