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tagging along

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verb

present participle of tag along
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Noun
  • Very little shipping is passing through the Strait, according to marine tracking sites, as both Iran and the United States exercise blockades in or near the waterway.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Beets are also appearing more frequently on restaurant menus and in diet-tracking apps.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The investigation revealed a large amount of blood located at the residence where Limon and Abugharbieh lived with a third roommate, per the affidavit, which alleged investigators found blood trailing from the entry of the apartment, through the kitchen, to Abugharbieh's room.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • He was lifted after that, having thrown 82 pitches and with the Padres trailing by two runs.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • More than two dozen passengers left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing, nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials said Thursday.
    Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • On April 24, nearly two weeks after the first passenger had died on board, more than two dozen people from at least 12 different countries left the ship without contact tracing, the ship’s operator and Dutch officials said Thursday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Providing more distinctiveness is Neville’s tagging along for the weekly dinner with the host (Edebiri in this case), Michaels and select cast members, which takes place early in the schedule and at the same Italian restaurant every week.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Within the facility, ShipMonk will offer bespoke fulfillment services including hanger application, hang tagging, price ticketing and poly-bagging.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After all, Zinc, phosphate, and even coal mines all over the globe have abundant rare earth elements in their tailings that are comparable to low-grade conventional deposits.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Twin Metals wants to build an underground copper-nickel mine, processing facility and tailings storage facility along Birch Lake, which flows into the BWCAW via the Kawishiwi River.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a split-second, Golden Tempo passed the main chasing pack.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
  • That doesn’t mean the Suns won’t go star chasing.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The algorithms, Zhu explained, filter out unwanted noise such as moonlight reflections, auroral light, the shadowing by clouds and vegetation, and even differences caused by the viewing angle of the satellite during different passes.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Ryswyk also praised the relationships McCaulsky has built with automotive industry partners for students to do job shadowing, work part-time while in school or find full-time careers after graduation.
    Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • My pursuit would be to advocate and fight to strengthen emissions standards, expand clean‑energy investment, seek to fund climate‑resilient infrastructure, protect natural resources and integrate a holistic approach to climate change mitigation and adoption at our local level.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The suspect fled, and after a brief foot pursuit, officers arrested him.
    Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 7 May 2026
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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