trot
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I’m surprised Rubio didn’t trot out after the cameras caught Trump napping to testify that he’s never seen him asleep.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Justice is when you can trot where you like and graze where you want. When you can fight to go your own way,” he says in the book.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Eventually Lily and Mopple trot across the truth, not only about George’s murder but also the sinister plans other humans have for them.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
In recent years, however, trot has enjoyed somewhat of a revival, led by a new generation of performers.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
“One last thing,” he said, and then took off at a trot toward the shed.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
He came home after an Nvidia developer conference with Theo, a robot dog trained on Lester’s own sermons that trots his church’s aisles on Sundays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
When a horse trots, is there a moment when its four feet are in the air simultaneously?
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
She said walking Captain Crumpet was a "real mood booster, I can't help but smile seeing his happy tail as he trots along".
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
As Fennell trots along Brontë’s tentpoles, she dusts the narrative between these plot points with sensational set pieces and eye-popping costumes.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
He starts to argue, but Cocoa trots into the living room, her face covered in crumbs.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
It’s the same answer trotted out by acolytes of the entirely-made-up Ned Ludd.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Former Harlequins scrum-half Care, 39, played 101 times for England and trotted out against Exeter Chiefs to mark his 395th and final club appearance last May.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
It does not show where the coyote came from or reveal its fate — whether it was washed back into the frigid water or trotted off into the island’s interior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
That could include mortgage rate subsidies, though similar moves trotted out in cities like Wuhan and Changchun indicate that this would lead to only a limited sales boost at best, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
“That was some workout!” said Nala as the four dogs trotted down a set of steps to a sea of cars lined up in a parking lot.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
Fergus: I'd prefer the SFA to do a proper recruitment process, instead of trotting out the usual candidates.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
I spent the next several days trotting to back-to-back appointments for procedures and tests, including a breathing test, a PET scan and a lung biopsy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
He did not score again but did set up a try for winger Teddy Thomas with a pin-point crossfield kick before trotting off after an hour with victory secure.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
Emerging from the curtains on the first night of Crooked Con, like a reliever trotting onto the field in the bottom of the ninth, was none other than Barack Obama.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
They had jogged along for about an hour, sometimes trotting and sometimes walking, when Bree suddenly stopped.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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