trail
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Two of the strongest on record, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, saw very wet winters that left a trail of devastation in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Artificial intelligence has jumped out of the laptop and into the campaign trail.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
BATURAJA, Indonesia—Marching down a dusty trail lined with elephant grass, First Lt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The surge in bond yields to generational highs has investors around the world watching and worrying about what could crack, spiral or leave a trail of carnage in its path.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
To their dismay, Wolf took the right-hand trail.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The expansive grounds are outfitted with two ponds, lush gardens, and walking trails, as well as a resort-style swimming pool and an outdoor kitchen.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The 37-year-old began his journey just hours after spinning out of Sunday's chaotic Grand Prix, taking a trip that involved off-road and gravel trails as well as cycling at night.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I just want to see what kind of car he’s getting into,” Ms. Townsend whispers into the microphone as she trails the same support aide in another video from last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Ostrander Trail and trails south of it are also closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
New trails always get them tuned up and they were fairly smoking as we came to the edge of the gully.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Third seed Medvedev trailed Djokovic 7-5 5-3 when the Serb hit a winner beyond him for 15-15.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Rams trailed, 20-10, at halftime, as the Eagles turned two interceptions into 10 points, and Jalen Hurts tossed two touchdown passes to receiver Darius Cooper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The cruise lines’ shares have trailed the S&P 500 by between 35% and 55% since fighting began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Another 15.9% was held in mutual funds and ETFs, and 8% in individual stocks, both of which also trailed other cohorts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
She trailed off at the look on Molly’s face.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Stafford is tied with the Chargers’ Justin Herbert for second-most interceptions in the NFL, trailing only the New England Patriots’ Drake Maye, who has seven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The trailing two-month divergence in March 2000, the month in which that bubble burst, was greater than 40 percentage points — more than four times the current divergence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Chinese open weight models are being released at a rapid pace, with benchmarks showing the country's top models trailing US rivals by only a few months.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
O’Reilly and AutoZone’s recent slumps leave them at modest premiums to their respective trailing 10-year averages of price to forward sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The car spun through the leaves, darkening somewhere he slowed it, but mostly just trailing smoke above and behind it.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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