trail
Example Sentences
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But as investors gathered for Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, the company’s 6% year-to-date gains trail those of other retail giants.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Ratings for CBS’s evening and morning news broadcasts generally trail rivals ABC and NBC.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
One word I did not hear at the party, and a topic that Pratt has downplayed on the trail, is rent.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
The Labour peer said there were concerns about security as well as the lack of an audit trail for decision-making.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
He wanted to run -to race up the trail to the overhang, as he knew he must -but he could not.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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