trail
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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
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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
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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
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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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