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
The most successful of these singers is 34-year-old Lim Young-woong, who beat 17,000 applicants to be crowned winner of a televised trot competition in 2020.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
“Yes, sir,” I said and started at a trot for the house.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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One California pastor has even trained a robot dog on his sermons, and it trots his church’s aisles on Sundays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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
A bit of lettuce, a bit of cucumber, a few trots around the garden and he's quite happy.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
On Sunday against the Braves, it was a similar story, May looking frustrated with himself as Riley took his two trots around the bases, bemoaning poorly executed sweepers again.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
Each time Rosie trots ahead of August and stops, they roar with laughter.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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So Eskas trotted over to a TV monitor, watched a video replay over and over again, and more than 2½ minutes after the goal was recorded, he took it off the board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
In his suit and tie, he got on the back of a horse and trotted down the street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As he struggled to his feet, he glanced over his shoulder -and saw to his horror that Wolf had trotted back to look for him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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And then an image purportedly showing Neukgu trotting down a city street was widely circulated - leading authorities to expand their search beyond the zoo.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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
Cumming’s host persona may not be evil per se, but he is wicked enough for his beloved pooch, Lala, to look absolutely angelic trotting next to him.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 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
Hermione swept forward, Ron by her side, Harry and Griphook trotting invisibly behind them.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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