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trail

[treyl] / treɪl /




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Abdul El-Sayed asked sarcastically the following day, in Grand Rapids, when I said I had attended some of Haley Stevens’ stops on the trail.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Companies usually only resort to putting an employee on a PIP if they’re close to being fired and the company needs to create a paper trail documenting poor performance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The company said that behind the most intense "flaming zones",the fire had left a trail of burning vegetation.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The trail “doesn’t feel like a hike — it feels like you’re in a crowded mall, but I think that’s the nature of the beast because it’s very short and very scenic,” Shields said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

We say goodbye, and Jonah and I start jogging toward the nature trail.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Crews also built a pedestrian plaza with lunch tables and a mile of new trails that provide access to the popular Lady Bird Johnson Grove inside Redwood National and State Parks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Last week, Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI unveiled a new model, Kimi K3, that closely trails the performance of top models from American AI giants OpenAI and Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

While it still trails top closed-source U.S. models, the release indicates that the U.S. lead over Chinese AI labs has shrunk to roughly six to nine months.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

E-bikes have quickly grown in popularity, and are becoming more common on city streets, parks, trails and bike paths.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

He trails off and says absolutely nothing more, but the meaning is clear enough.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The Sparks trailed by only one point, 85-84, entering the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Belgium again faced near elimination when it trailed Senegal 2-0 in the round of 32.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

In the first round against Damir Dzumhur, Fery dropped the opening set and trailed by a break in the second before surging back.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

He could fly for a moment or two, but more often he trailed behind me in a sort of hopping run.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Instead, he was given warnings in the previous two rounds and was trailing on all of the judges' scorecards.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Maeda was on a barren run of just one goal in 18 games and Celtic were second in the table, trailing league leaders Hearts.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

On StockX, Asics sneakers command an average premium of about 20% over the retail price on a trailing 12-month basis, higher than any of its competitors, according to data analyzed by Citi.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

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

It was a white and sharp predator trailing fountains of fire behind it.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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