tailed

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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

Norman says that he even had to buy his own ticket to attend the 2024 Masters, where Augusta National Golf Club had him tailed by an undercover official taking notes on his behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

A retinue assembled to escort the workers out of the closet, into their cars, and back home, without being tailed, without being detained.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

The singer is always like this – bright eyed, bushy tailed, full of beans before breakfast - but at Glastonbury, he had an extra spring in his step.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Then he tailed us from the sanctuary, too afraid of Anastasia to present himself but coming as close as he’d dared.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer