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tailing

[tey-ling] / ˈteɪ lɪŋ /




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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

For example: The work C was doing has a name—“commuting”—a deliberately mundane term for pursuing, tailing, and deliberately irritating ICE agents moving through the city in unmarked cars.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 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

Harry streaked past Katie in the opposite direction, gazing around for a glint of gold and noticing that Cho Chang was tailing him closely.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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