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trooping

verb

present participle of troop

as in marching

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What Brian and Dougal don’t know is that Lovat has actually double-crossed the MacKenzies; Lovat has secretly aligned with the Crown to betray the Jacobite forces, marching both men directly into a deadly trap.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
From feeding hobos on the back porch in the night in the Great Depression to marching against wars for oil in the Eighties and Nineties.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

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Rossi is deeply inspired by Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, the Futurist sculpture of a figure striding forward, its body fragmented into aerodynamic forms that suggest speed and movement.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
The monumental Lady in Blue depicts a young Black woman striding forward with purpose in a blue dress and heels, her gaze directed ahead of her.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2026

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The most famous photograph of the early Second World War is of a Frenchman weeping at the sight of Nazi soldiers parading through the streets of Marseilles in 1940.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
That’s when the party moves beyond the clubhouse, parading down the Canyon of Heroes and throughout the heart and soul of New York City.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

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Two teenage suspects, ages 14 and 15, allegedly grabbed a necklace from the victim’s neck after walking by them, according to police.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The Langham’s Pampered Pets programme extends five-star treatment to your furry friends for a fee, with pet-sitting and dog-walking services.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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While readers aren’t likely counting up words while reading, chapter length contributes greatly to pacing and development.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
If even a project with as much momentum behind it as Kilby sees a possible slowdown ahead, other data center developers should temper their expectations for pacing accordingly.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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