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trail

[trayl] / treɪl /




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As so often happens in Scotland, the alleged trail immediately vanished into a vast stretch of bog with no obvious way forward.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Josh Dawsey spent the day with Graham on the campaign trail as she fights to keep her brother’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The paper trail looks like what you would expect from a covert operation.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

A yucca holds the earth with its roots to keep the trail level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

When Torak stepped too close to the edge of the trail, the ice crumbled, and he nearly went over.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Strabane also hosted trick-or-treat trails, live performances and interactive activities before a fireworks display at the Melvin Sports Complex.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Some trails and heathland areas of the site were hit by the fire, but fortunately wind conditions as well as the vegetation and marshland had stopped it spreading further into the reserve.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“We lost our beaches and our trails within two weeks,” resident Rebecca Schwarz lamented as she stood with her partner, Todd, and their border collie, Bodie, surveying the Norte fire’s damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

US forecasters say it still trails the biggest events in its record books.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

These were not just hunting paths that followed game trails or routes that peoples could easily follow during seasonal migrations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

The Sailors trailed by a point heading to the fourth quarter but rallied to beat sixth-seeded Woodbridge 26-21 in the other semifinal to advance to their second final in three years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Raman trailed Bass in every poll during the primary campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

They have trailed at the break three times, something they hadn't experienced since 2020.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In 2020 she trailed her Democratic challenger in pre-election polling.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The bean-shaped mole had split, and a line trailed down her neck like a kite’s tail.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Having roughly doubled in price this year, Marvell shares now trade at about 65 times trailing estimates for earnings per share, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

With 4:44 left in the fourth quarter against Utah and the Lakers trailing by one, Utah’s Keyonte George switched onto Williams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The firm brought in roughly $80 million in legal fees advising clients through bankruptcy during that period, trailing rivals such as Davis Polk and Kirkland & Ellis, according to the data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

While Nixon remains competitive in the final weeks of the general election, most polls show her still trailing her opponent, Republican incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody, by several points.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

They curled up on either side of the boat, looking up at the stars through the trailing canopy of coconut branches.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook


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