as in to hang (around)
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Rates were up sharply for both types of animals tagging along on road trips too.
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Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
Trainor will have a whole crew tagging along to help: her mom, Kelli; her husband, Daryl Sabara; her brother, Ryan Trainor (who is opening for her on tour as a DJ), and her nanny.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
Witherspoon’s appearance with Deacon at the premiere comes after the 20-year-old tagged along as her plus-one to the Variety Golden Globes pre-show in January.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
Through a somewhat effective montage intercutting the title character’s recent heartbreak and foundational memories, the filmmaker states that Dandelion’s talent isn’t dependent on who is tagging along for her ride but what’s ingrained within her.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 July 2024
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Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
Trainor will have a whole crew tagging along to help: her mom, Kelli; her husband, Daryl Sabara; her brother, Ryan Trainor (who is opening for her on tour as a DJ), and her nanny.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
Witherspoon’s appearance with Deacon at the premiere comes after the 20-year-old tagged along as her plus-one to the Variety Golden Globes pre-show in January.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
Through a somewhat effective montage intercutting the title character’s recent heartbreak and foundational memories, the filmmaker states that Dandelion’s talent isn’t dependent on who is tagging along for her ride but what’s ingrained within her.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 July 2024
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The officers tailing the Ford Focus watched as the driver waited at the parking lot of several banks before exiting the vehicle and entering the bank and then rushing back to the car and fleeing.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Goldfinger At any rate, aside from avoiding customs, the cinematic Phantom played a pivotal role in the film as Bond plants a tracking device on the limo and tails it across the picturesque Continental mountain roads that Fleming drove over on his holidays for decades.David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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The fish had previously been captured and tagged on the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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In April, Morning Consult tagged him as the most popular governor in the country.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Maia Sandu, the pro-Western president, is seeking reelection after guiding Moldova closer to the European Union than ever before while Russia’s war in Ukraine raged near its eastern border.Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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A little less than two months prior — in one of several pivotal late-season wins that guided the Dodgers to a National League West title and springboarded them into the playoffs as the NL’s top seed — Roberts and his staff encountered a similarly fraught situation.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the town hall, Harris often brought her answers back to warnings against the former president and his fitness for office.Erin Doherty, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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With Diageo serving as an official spirits partner, the weekend will bring fans together to revel in the tradition of HBCU football.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris has sought to cast herself potential presidency as a fresh start from the rhetoric of violence that has shadowed the 2020 and 2024 election cycles.Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Polanski has been shadowed by another statutory rape case for decades.Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Portland has taken an innovative approach by piloting zero-emission cargo bikes for deliveries downtown, to reduce freight vehicle traffic in congested areas.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Tulsa Remote is piloting a program for digital nomads, offering a one-month stay in a fully furnished apartment and access to a co-working space, as well as noodling programs for boomerangs, former Tulsa residents looking to move back to the city.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Starting this year, Nielsen now provides extended multi-platform numbers to its subscribers — so for the first time, the networks have a better picture of how their competitors’ shows are faring throughout the weeks that follow.Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Fear Is The Rider marks John Michael McDonagh’s fifth directorial feature following pics such as Golden Globes and BAFTA nominated The Guard and Sundance and Berlin prize-winner Calvary.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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The strike steered clear of oil, nuclear, and civilian infrastructure locations.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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At the top is club president José Maria del Nido Carrasco, the son of ex-incumbent José María del Nido Benavente, and between them is a tense power struggle over who steers the club forward.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Tag along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag%20along. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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