Word: trotting
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...clever little rascal. The first time he saw a water tap he turned it on in a matter of seconds, and the first time he saw a zipper-zing! it was open before Maxwell could lift a finger. He quickly learned to trot around London on a leash, sniff at fireplugs, untie the tightest knot with his teeth, and sleep on his back with his arms outside the covers just as his master did. And whenever Maxwell overslept, Mij darted beneath the covers, ripped them loose and stole the pillow...
...week, year after year, persuading the rich to give their land to the poor. Koestler rather admired him, but doubted his final effectiveness. When the fervid hordes who follow him got out of hand, Koestler observed, Bhave "gave an astonishing display of saintmanship," zigzagging through the crowd at a trot, pushing and shoving them into awed order...
When the National League Pirates trot onto the field this week, there again will be the Yankees. But this time no one expects Pittsburgh to turn patsy. Around both leagues, players, managers and coaches were weighing the two clubs and finding the balance remarkably even. The experts' consensus...
...faces an abnormal hazard-an estimated 25,000 stray dogs across the border in Mexicali (pop. 175,000), capital of Baja California Norte, Mexico's newest state. An eight-mile fence, 8-ft. high, between Calexico and Mexicali, does not keep the beasts out, mainly because they trot through the border control post alongside cars...
...muffs to keep out the cries of the crowd, and he liked uncooked artichokes. But there was nothing effete about France's six-year-old Jamin as he recovered from breaking stride right after the start, overpowered the field in the stretch to win the $50,000 International Trot at Long Island's Roosevelt Raceway...