trail
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Farrell is terrific, as always, as an empathetic gumshoe investigating a trail of crime and corruption that rings true to devotees of L.A. noir, from Raymond Chandler to “Chinatown” to Jordan Harper.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed asked sarcastically the following day, in Grand Rapids, when I said I had attended some of Haley Stevens’ stops on the trail.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ratios of many large regional banks trail the levels of such Wall Street banks as Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Labour activists were invited to canvass with him and make edits of his time on the Makerfield by-election campaign trail in a language and style that resonates with people online.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Let’s just go. I’m thinking we run to the nature trail, do two laps around plus an extra mile out and back, then run back home. That’s eight miles. OK?”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Walking trails, native gardens and playpens ring the structure, watched over by an army of volunteers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Moonshot AI says K3 trails only Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 in overall performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The community’s median household income of $66,890 trails the state’s overall figure of $74,568, while its 17.1% poverty rate exceeds the 12% rate for all of Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Los Angeles City Council is pushing to ban the bikes on city hiking and equestrian trails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Around him, the trails of fire were converging, moments from blocking his path to the stairs.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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The Queens trailed 7-2 in the second inning but slowly chipped away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Both times Scheffler trailed going into round four and duly reeled in the leader, only to fall short on the extra hole.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
Most probably trailed the market, according to Interactive Brokers chairman Thomas Peterffy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He scuttled into the store as Roz and Zap trailed behind him.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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Under Friedman’s leadership, they have also built up a player-development apparatus that is the envy of all their peers. MLB.com ranks their farm system No. 2 in all of baseball, trailing only the Brewers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"At the weekend it gets busier, but otherwise..." one hotel manager said, trailing off.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"We have trailed 19 different varieties, including rare Japanese ones, and we are the only ones in India trailing a specific Netherlands variety this season."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the case of trailing bond-fund flows and subsequent bond-fund returns, the r-squared is 14.8%, which is statistically quite significant.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
After a moment, the watch begins to rotate slowly, turning in circles on the surface of the table, trailing its chain behind in a spiral.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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