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
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
“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
Since starting the campaign with five wins on the trot, Slot's side have won just nine of their next 26 games in the league.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
“One last thing,” he said, and then took off at a trot toward the shed.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
He came home after an Nvidia developer conference with Theo, a robot dog trained on Lester’s own sermons that trots his church’s aisles on Sundays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
She said walking Captain Crumpet was a "real mood booster, I can't help but smile seeing his happy tail as he trots along".
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
We’ll have to wait and see if he trots out any fun new nicknames at the town hall for Latino voters that airs Wednesday night.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024
In a digital world that constantly trots in and out of cultural trends with blistering frequency, it can seem difficult to pin down the definition of "meaning."
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2024
At the gate, Slats trots up and tries to shove his way into the yard with me.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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
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
It does not show where the coyote came from or reveal its fate — whether it was washed back into the frigid water or trotted off into the island’s interior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
The matron relocked the door, then set off so rapidly that my heart hammered as I trotted after her, careful to stay off the precious matting.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Fergus: I'd prefer the SFA to do a proper recruitment process, instead of trotting out the usual candidates.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Airlines know how badly we want better in-flight Wi-Fi, so they keep trotting out incremental updates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
The horse is jogging or trotting or skipping or whatever it is that horses do.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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