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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

Canada’s economy rebounded in the first quarter despite signs activity tailed off in March even with a spike in energy prices as the conflict in the Middle East escalated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

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

To them, the answer to why she thought she wasn't being tailed was simple: She lacked the experience to pick up on her KGB surveillance team.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau