trample
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The rodents have scent glands on their feet and trample on their droppings to mark their territory.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
State Historic Park, wipe out dozens of trees and trample a space that was carefully designed with years of community input.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
DeChambeau appeared to trample down long grass as he addressed his ball for a practice swing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“He doesn’t want to trample your gift,” Stef said.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
“We are not a nation that tramples the 4th Amendment and tolerates our neighbors being terrorized,” he said.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026
“It tramples on students’ rights,” Bonta told reporters.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
They argue it tramples on local control, even though SB 35 and SB 423 say developers must follow cities’ existing zoning and design standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
William sees it, spins around, and nearly tramples Jeanne and Jacob—and me.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
USC was trampled throughout by a Rutgers offense which, heading into Saturday, had an interception on more than 10% of its passes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
That beauty would soon be trampled beneath the Japanese advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Shortly after coming off the course, DeChambeau is driven off to the fifth hole by rules officials to discuss whether he trampled down grass near his ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
And he barred the hospital from “aiding and abetting” any other party that might ask for help from these courts, including the children whose rights will be trampled by disclosure of their records.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Blackberry led the way to the trampled patch of nettles and Fiver sat still among them, sniffing and looking about him in the silence.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
They were under strict instructions from Soils Solutions to avoid trampling the new lawn for six months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Neither Udio, nor any other generative AI company, can be allowed to advance toward this goal by trampling the rights of copyright owners.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
DeChambeau was accused of trampling on long grass close to his ball on the fifth hole.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He said trampling not only caused the flowers to break but also meant the ground underneath the plants becomes compacted so new plants could not grow.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Just to the West of the southernmost slope there was a great ring, where the turf had been torn and beaten by many trampling feet.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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