trail
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He saw more trash, several guests going off trail and trampling plant life, and far fewer park rangers to tell them to stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Vang Vieng has been a fixture on the Southeast Asia backpacker trail since Laos' secretive communist rulers opened the country to tourism decades ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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
Adeline lays out a breadcrumb trail that eventually reveals that Sonny has lugged some especially heavy personal baggage to Sanctuary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was time to turn east and head back towards the camp -provided he could find some way of putting the dogs off his trail.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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The Trinity Alps Wilderness, about three hours north of Sacramento, offers hiking trails, waterfalls, alpine lakes and smaller crowds than at popular national parks.
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
Brazilian authorities meanwhile have stepped up efforts to combat the crossings, but policing the remote frontier is extremely difficult, with smugglers using unofficial river crossings and jungle trails to evade authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Plus, the home is set in a community with 190 acres of riding trails and “beautiful” landscape.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I just think it’s cool that. . Her voice trails off. “I guess none of it’s very cool.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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All but two members of the Magnificent Seven have trailed the broader market this year: Microsoft is the biggest laggard, down 19% year to date, while Apple leads with a 23% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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 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
Argentina’s hopes of repeating as champion looked all but over when it trailed Egypt by two goals late in the second half, until a frantic rally turned the tide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then there were Richard’s words when he told his mother that their relatives were coming—the way he’d trailed off when he said they hadn’t been to Daffodil Manor since...since when?
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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SpaceX’s post-IPO performance is trailing among this year’s top 10 blockbuster debuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
It plots the trailing 12-month difference between two portfolios: The first contains the 10% of stocks with the best recent performance and the second owns the lowest-performing decile.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
She has proven a formidable adversary for Democrats for 30 years, most recently defeating a better-funded opponent in 2020 despite polls showing her trailing right up to election day.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Trump stood to attention as the "Star Spangled Banner" played and even attempted a greeting in Turkish -- before Turkish fighter jets streaked overhead trailing red, white and blue smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
And she marched off in such a dander, I imagined smoke trailing behind her.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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