gallop
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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
Yet the drama was still not over, as after getting the ball back with 54 seconds left, Williams hit rookie tight end Colston Loveland to gallop away for a 58-yard winning score.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Just inside, Max Streicher’s “Quadriga” stages massive billowing horses that call to mind wingless Pegasi the way they seem to gallop through the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 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
Christopher dug his fingers into the white mane, and with a chorus of whinnies the whole herd took off at a gallop into the forest.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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
Grassy, it stretched away, smooth as the mown gallops on Watership Down.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Keysight stock is currently about 7% below its record closing high of $366.68 from May 6 and has galloped 125% higher over the past 12 months, accord to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
When Russell and Graham got their wires crossed in attack, Romain Ntamack scooped up the loose ball, galloped away and found Bielle-Biarrey on his shoulder.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
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
Penelope and Simon watched helplessly as horse, rider, and long-lost diary galloped away, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Strong winds fanned the flames, causing them to spread "faster than a galloping horse", according to regional prefect Simon Babre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
To be sure, it is possible that earnings could continue galloping higher for the next few years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 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
The list of wonders begins with the Quiet Storm: the handbuilt 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, summoning 577 ghostly horses with soft-soled trainers on their hooves, galloping across the countryside and destroying driving records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
‘Those is the other giants all galloping back home after their guzzle,’ the BFG said.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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