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Across the state, county and city ballot measures raising levies are trailing or have been defeated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Inter Milan's surprise elimination to Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday left Atalanta and Juventus, who host Galatasaray later on Wednesday but are trailing 5-2 from the first leg, as the only remaining Serie A sides.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

These are trailing distribution yields based on the past 12 months’ payouts.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

A lot of the economic statistics are trailing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

I shiver, and keep glancing behind me into the shadows, as though my mother and father are trailing me like ghosts.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau