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tail

[teyl] / teɪl /




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The 24-year-old seamer, who leaves Sussex for Surrey at the end of the season, had never taken three wickets in successive balls before running through Somerset's tail at Hove last week.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The tail, or the difference between the average and lowest accepted prices, widened to 0.28 from 0.21, while the bid-to-cover ratio fell to 3.79 from 3.86.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The fossils were incomplete and lacked important anatomical features, including a tail, which made confident identification difficult for more than a century.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Their ouroboros will continue eating its tail until someone cuts it in half.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Clare dropped his tail and slumped to the ground.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

These medium-sized mammals, found only in Africa and Asia, have long, powerful tails, large curved claws, and bodies covered in overlapping scales that resemble a pinecone.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

In fact, of course, the chances of a coin coming up heads are 50% with each flip, and they have nothing to do with how many heads or tails came in prior flips.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

“It’s always been affordable, it’s always been friendly, family-oriented and accessible. They work their tails off every day and never complained; very gracious people. The Wongs are just beautiful people.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

“You would forget to hang on to your tails, and you’d get them tangled in my spokes.”

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

The police tailed his children to a remote, squalid farmhouse where they stood alone in the courtyard for no apparent reason.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Dance then tailed him in her BMW along the A127 to Basildon, while Summers followed in a rented Toyota.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Details about the underlying allegation remain murky, but the department sources familiar with the matter said the LAPD’s secretive Special Operations Division tailed officers who were under investigation.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

All told, Boyd tailed Spivey for about 9 miles, much of it at high speed.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

Ron’s voice tailed away in mutters, barely audible over the loud crackling of the fire, though Harry thought he caught the words “Krum” and “can’t complain” again.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

ChatGPT price-war report comes as data shows AI usage already tailing off.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

But data provided by Blanchet shows the genre rapidly tailing off in the early 2010s.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

She is in the early stages of developing a tool to quickly identify behaviour like lurking and tailing, and direct help when it is needed.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

They’re tailing skiers as they rip through moguls.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Harry streaked past Katie in the opposite direction, gazing around for a glint of gold and noticing that Cho Chang was tailing him closely.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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