canter
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Pre-tournament favourites England and France both won at a canter in the opening round, meaning a final-day meeting between the sides in Paris looms large.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Five-time Champions League winners Barca struggled to find their rhythm in the first half but did enough after the break to clinch a top-eight league phase finish at a canter.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Slot faced the unenviable task of replacing Jurgen Klopp in 2024 but defied expectations by winning the title at a canter last term.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
A nicely worked move sent Andrew Kellaway running through the Japan defence and he fed Flook to canter over the line.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
Startled by the sudden rise of a flock of geese from the roadside, the horses had broken into a canter.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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Ms. Rinehart, whose podcast, “The Female Body Politic,” spotlights women’s history, canters through Rankin’s career with the same drive that Rankin exhibited, batting away critics and rarely acknowledging the complexity of federal politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, “The Post” canters along with crisp pacing and straightforward, unfussy clarity, its two icons-playing-icons bolstered by a superb cast of supporting players.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017
Moukandjo canters down the right flank, getting beyond M’Bengue and dribbles into the penalty area, cutting the ball back.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2017
It canters along at a pace that is quick enough to permit learning without getting bogged down.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2016
“Goodbye, Caesar,” I shout as Midnight canters away from the rising sun.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Leading the Black-and-Gold's potent attacking trio with Bouanga and Martinez, Son cantered through the center of Miami's defense all night, raucously cheered by some 76,000 fans -- the second-largest attendance in MLS history.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
The greenback sunk to a near four-year low as gold prices cantered past $5,200 a troy ounce, with haven investors continuing to look toward precious metals and the Swiss franc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Djokovic broke Maestrelli, who was making his Grand Slam debut, to start the second set and cantered into the third round.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Yet Scotland shot back with wing Duhan van der Merwe going over in the corner after replacement Stafford McDowall had cantered through the heart of England's defence.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
The stag’s light, more powerful and more warming than the cat’s protection, filled the whole dungeon as it cantered around and around the room.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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We had over 20 televisions playing the same footage of horses cantering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
The tune was jaunty, full of the cantering rhythms and mimetic horn calls that fit a song about hunting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Whether it's Ms Truss popping up, or Boris Johnson cantering around the world, ghosts of the chaotic Conservative past are never far away.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2023
You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
She took off cantering back toward the center of town, where the society belles were gathering for an afternoon outing.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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