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Performance-wise, they have not been terrible, but their results have tailed off a bit.

From BBC • May 14, 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

OTTAWA—Canada’s economy rebounded in the first quarter despite signs activity tailed off in March even with a spike in energy prices as the conflict in the Middle East escalated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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

If he was being tailed, he could wait for a stop, let the doors begin to close, then leap up and jump out as the doors shut behind him.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin