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gallop

[gal-uhp] / ˈgæl əp /


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Slot stood watching in disbelief in stoppage time when Sergino Dest was allowed to gallop clear and cross to Driouech for a clinical finish.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

Stablemate Island Hopping set a strong gallop and as he faded, Moore was well positioned to take advantage.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2025

“They couldn’t hold up the frenetic gallop we had.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2024

While still very much an open world, with fields to gallop across and deep canyons and caves to plunge into, Shadow of the Erdtree bends toward the layer-cake-like level design of the original Dark Souls.

From New York Times Jun. 18, 2024

She had sneaked down to the stables and taken out a fat little pony and somehow forced him into a gallop, chasing those boys down to the riverbank.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Yes, he neighs and whinnies and you can ride him and, as Woody notes, he gallops like the wind.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

The author gallops through vital moments in world history across the centuries but dallies over what seem like niche aspects of medieval French history.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The court previously heard Williams passed two police officers as he drove to the paddock, telling them: "There's lampers on my gallops, they are there now."

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

“If she gallops as fast as she looks, it’s going to be a good year,” said Brad Keselowski, driver and co-owner of RFK Racing.

From Washington Times Nov. 1, 2023

It seemed the entire chorus of The Nutcracker would hum a selection of Viennese waltzes and quadrilles and gallops.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Ondas stock rose as high as $11.37 early Tuesday before falling 2% to $10.68, failing to build on its momentum from Monday when it galloped 8.4% higher.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

The 23-year-old carved past a startled Heyes on the fringe of a breakdown and galloped over to put Italy 10-5 in front.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

With advancing technology, screening for fetal abnormalities has galloped ahead, and the test behind the new study become widespread about 10 years ago.

From Science Magazine Dec. 4, 2024

It seems like only yesterday that a robotic disco horse galloped down the Seine and a chorus of decapitated Marie Antoinettes kicked off the Paris Games in a rain-soaked fever dream of an opening ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2024

Jack galloped into the trees, thinking only of bumpy toads and buried treasure and other things that hide in forests, waiting for children to find them.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

First came the whippet who lives down the hall, galloping outside my apartment and then, as he often does, failing to account for the slickness of the linoleum.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

To be sure, it is possible that earnings could continue galloping higher for the next few years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Still, I wrote, “the prospect of galloping, 1970s-style inflation remains low.”

From Barron's May 11, 2026

A video tour of the sanctuary posted in 2023 showed horses grazing and galloping across a vast expanse of the 40-acre property in Julian and a cattery where felines lounged in cat condos.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2026

Powell tossed his knife to the ground, mounted his horse and, instead of galloping into the night, calmly trotted away.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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