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
That can be largely attributed to the rise of Ludogorets, the most-dominant club in Europe, who have won 14 on the trot since earning promotion to the top flight under billionaire owner Kiril Domuschiev.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
I had been standing in front of the store watching a flock of turkeys trot through town.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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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
The court trots it out at undetermined times in undetermined ways.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2025
A bit of lettuce, a bit of cucumber, a few trots around the garden and he's quite happy.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
Butter Bean, an elderly canine of terrier extraction, trots around the house in a sweater vest bearing a jangling sleigh bell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
The greyhound wriggles away from her and trots over to a hole in the flimsy wooden wall and sniffs at it.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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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
So when Merino trotted on in the 86th minute on Friday, that meant he had plenty of time to change the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s the same answer trotted out by acolytes of the entirely-made-up Ned Ludd.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
"He had his heart listened to, he was trotted up, his limbs were checked. Everything was normal as you'd expect," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
He trotted his camels to the head of the convoy and glared at me as he passed.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
Anything would be better than trotting out another bog standard pro sports salute to the troops that year.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 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
As he wobbled his way onto the grass, Ajax came trotting around the corner of the house.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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