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

From BBC • May 29, 2026

However, traffic tailed off the second half of the year, with the L.A. port expecting a single-digit decline in volume this year before Friday’s decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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

During that deployment, a Japanese patrol was tailed by Chinese aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

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