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had trotted

  • past perfect
    of trot.
    trot
    verb (used without object)
    (of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.

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Goldfarb’s complaint outlines the litany of allegations that Russian outlets had trotted out over the years.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2018

It happened in the waning stages, probably with about a minute left, and as it developed, I was walking out an exit just after the Carolina players had trotted off.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2015

On Friday Third Point said it was "disappointed" that the Sotheby's board had "trotted out the poison pill" in response to the concerns outlined in its October 2 letter.

From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2013

If I had trotted half way around the globe as I have trotted around the clock, matching my ever-evolving Martian schedule to the Earth’s time zones, I would now be in Tokyo.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 19, 2013

The black gelding had trotted up to her, but she paid him no mind.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns