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be on the trail



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These vehicles should not be on the trail.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2023

“If all he did was pitch, he’d be on the trail of a Jacob deGrom,” Smoltz said, comparing Ohtani to the Mets’ ace who has an eye-opening 0.69 E.R.A. for the year.

From New York Times Jun. 29, 2021

Except, the slaver won’t say why he wants to find the boy and others may be on the trail, for their own mysterious reasons.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2019

Paul Lewis will be with Bernie Sanders in Sparks, Nevada and elsewhere, while Maria L La Ganga will be on the trail of Hillary Clinton, who ends the day with a rally in Las Vegas.

From The Guardian Feb. 19, 2016

Dick was so anxious to be on the trail that he helped me pack my pony, and saddled Buell's horse.

From The Young Forester by Zane Grey




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