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tail

[teyl] / teɪl /




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But two mid-race safety cars closed up the field and left Verstappen right on Russell's tail.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

They also carry a circular disk attached to the tail that can seal the shell opening like a door when the animal retreats inside.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Known as The Flying Kangaroo for the logo displayed on its tail fin and elsewhere, Qantas has already scheduled its first nonstop Sydney-to-London flight for October 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

One of Lynn’s former colleagues told him they saw a tail rotor on the ground, and Lynn quickly learned it was Moreno and Marciniw who were onboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Bo sits up like he knows he’s being talked about: his black ears flopped forward, white chest half covered in mud as usual, and his tail wagging madly on the ground as always.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

I tried Kumamoto oysters here as part of a sprawling seafood tower — alongside snow crab, lobster tails, tuna tartare with seaweed salad and more — and they immediately became my new favorite variety.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"Most of the crashes here are fairly simple nose to tails, nothing too serious," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Within it are structures that resemble tufts of hair or comet-like tails.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Almost all their technological objects had tails with three silver prongs at the tip.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Sea eagles, also known as white tailed eagles, were hunted to extinction in the UK and the UK's last native white-tailed eagle was shot in Shetland back in 1918, according to the charity.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Dance then tailed him in her BMW along the A127 to Basildon, while Summers followed in a rented Toyota.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

OTTAWA—Canada’s economy rebounded in the first quarter despite signs activity tailed off in March even with a spike in energy prices as the conflict in the Middle East escalated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

However, traffic tailed off the second half of the year, with the L.A. port expecting a single-digit decline in volume this year before Friday’s decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

If he was being tailed, he could wait for a stop, let the doors begin to close, then leap up and jump out as the doors shut behind him.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Court police had to settle for tailing the Maxima to the tennis courts and hiding out in the bushes watching the match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

ChatGPT price-war report comes as data shows AI usage already tailing off.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

But other portions were harder to confirm -- with Thai authorities not providing information, and Chinese officials tailing our reporters and impeding efforts to talk further with him.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

As the men tailing us come running, the monk walks away.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

I brought up the rear of our group, tailing Ma, with my elbows angled up and out to prevent her from being jostled as she moved timidly through the crush.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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