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Dance then tailed him in her BMW along the A127 to Basildon, while Summers followed in a rented Toyota.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

However, traffic tailed off the second half of the year, with the L.A. port expecting a single-digit decline in volume this year before Friday’s decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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

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