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tailing

[tay-ling] / ˈteɪ lɪŋ /




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Court police had to settle for tailing the Maxima to the tennis courts and hiding out in the bushes watching the match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

ChatGPT price-war report comes as data shows AI usage already tailing off.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Human metapneumovirus cases commonly start showing up in January before peaking in March or April and then tailing off in June, said Dr. Jessica August, chief of infectious diseases at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 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 heard crowds ahead, though, and knew I’d soon be spotted by someone who cared if I continued tailing along so obviously.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer


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