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canter

[kan-ter] / ˈkæn tər /
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jog
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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

Clover tried to stir her stout limbs to a gallop, and achieved a canter.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

Ms. Rinehart, whose podcast, “The Female Body Politic,” spotlights women’s history, canters through Rankin’s career with the same drive that Rankin exhibited, batting away critics and rarely acknowledging the complexity of federal politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

Directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, “The Post” canters along with crisp pacing and straightforward, unfussy clarity, its two icons-playing-icons bolstered by a superb cast of supporting players.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017

It canters along at a pace that is quick enough to permit learning without getting bogged down.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2016

Quentin Letts, giving four stars in The Mail, said the show "canters along with engaging verve and vim" after a "dull" opening 15 minutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2015

“Goodbye, Caesar,” I shout as Midnight canters away from the rising sun.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Leading the Black-and-Gold's potent attacking trio with Bouanga and Martinez, Son cantered through the center of Miami's defense all night, raucously cheered by some 76,000 fans -- the second-largest attendance in MLS history.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

The greenback sunk to a near four-year low as gold prices cantered past $5,200 a troy ounce, with haven investors continuing to look toward precious metals and the Swiss franc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

Djokovic broke Maestrelli, who was making his Grand Slam debut, to start the second set and cantered into the third round.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Yet Scotland shot back with wing Duhan van der Merwe going over in the corner after replacement Stafford McDowall had cantered through the heart of England's defence.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025

He turned a sharp left and cantered around the perimeter of the field, snorting with annoyance at the trees blocking his path.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

We had over 20 televisions playing the same footage of horses cantering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

A club-record five consecutive Premier League defeats was avoided but their return to the top-flight has been a struggle after cantering to the Championship title last season.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2023

“Youth” pairs a Bach oratorio with footage of horses cantering through the snow of a Muscovite suburb.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022

Sir Grummore Grummursum was cantering up the clearing in full panoply of war.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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