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clop-clopped

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past tense of clop-clop

as in clopped

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sputtered

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Last season was a different situation, as the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces sputtered for the first two-thirds of the regular season before ending it on a 16-game winning streak.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Of course, there’s the concern of how previous overseas talent has fared at UCLA as a roster with five European players in their first year of college basketball sputtered to a 16-17 season in 2023-24.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 9 July 2026

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