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Sauropods were long necked, long tailed plant eaters that grew into the largest animals ever to walk on land, yet their earliest life stages were small, exposed, and highly vulnerable.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

A retinue assembled to escort the workers out of the closet, into their cars, and back home, without being tailed, without being detained.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Although his production had tailed off the past few years, Joey Bosa was a stalwart for this team since 2016, predating the club’s move to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

As Laila reached for the curtains, she saw a car pass by on the street tailed by a cloud of dust.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini