canter

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Five-time Champions League winners Barca struggled to find their rhythm in the first half but did enough after the break to clinch a top-eight league phase finish at a canter.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

A nicely worked move sent Andrew Kellaway running through the Japan defence and he fed Flook to canter over the line.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

They would have revealed that the past five Ryder Cups have been won at a canter by the home side, with margins of five, 10, seven, six and five points.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

You just have to look at what they did last season, and how they won the title at a canter.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Finally, after about five minutes, he slowed from a canter to a steady trot—slower, but not slow enough for me to catch up.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall