trail
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“As I’ve stated on the campaign trail, I won’t trade individual stocks while serving in Congress, and everything I own will remain fully disclosed to the public.”
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
There were a considerable amount of people on the trail with them, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In spring, the trail is fragrant with jasmine and pine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The sudden breakthrough suggests that China's tech prowess is rapidly narrowing the capabilities gap, upending long-held assumptions in the West that Chinese developers trail their American peers.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
To their dismay, Wolf took the right-hand trail.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The community’s median household income of $66,890 trails the state’s overall figure of $74,568, while its 17.1% poverty rate exceeds the 12% rate for all of Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Alphabet’s stock trails the Nasdaq Composite Index this year and has fallen in recent sessions amid news of its AI delays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Liu meandered through the park using a few different trails, including the Sunrise Lakes route, to reach her ultimate destination: Half Dome on her birthday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
However, overall performance "still trails the most powerful proprietary models" from Anthropic and OpenAI, the company said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Monday at the park, Zach and I are cutting and laying in new trails where the fire took the old ones.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
With the game tied at 60 entering the fourth quarter, Phoenix scored consecutive baskets and never trailed again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
France had never trailed in the tournament, but it fell behind in this one on Mikel Oyarzabal’s successful penalty shot in the 22nd minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The combination looked sensible on paper, but Disney’s shares have trailed the S&P 500 by 300 percentage points since it closed seven years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The reigning world champions looked set for a shock last-16 exit when they trailed Egypt 2-0 but produced a remarkable late comeback to reach the quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Her voice trailed off as she ran her fingers over the thread.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The surf’s up, a chocolate-covered-banana stand is hopping and a washed-up Elvis-like rock star named Johnny Falstaff is trailing chaos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
SpaceX’s post-IPO performance is trailing among this year’s top 10 blockbuster debuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Relative strength over the trailing year is the strongest predictor of whether the smallest stocks will beat the largest in a given month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Lime trades for 32.3 times free cash flow, while Martin Marietta Materials trades for 33.5 times trailing free cash flow, according to FactSet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Only now, Clare noticed a chipmunk trailing at his heels.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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