tails

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Importantly, defense spending and the potential for rearming will be “one of the long tails of this war,” Blitz wrote in a Wednesday client note, which also warned of related inflation risks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

My parents were left with a choice: Move back to Argentina with their tails between their legs, or start again where they were.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Northern folk legend holds that arctic foxes create the Northern Lights by sweeping snow into the air with their tails, we learn in an author’s note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Suddenly, the Irish tails were up and replacement prop Michael Milne burrowed over.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The cows swished their tails and chewed their cud and followed the truck with their eyes.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown