- present participle of trail.
trailing
Britishadjective
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Situation: In the third inning, and again in the fifth inning, Tommy Edman comes to bat with Miguel Rojas on first base, none out, and the Dodgers trailing, 1-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
In fact, the only campaigns in which Milan did not reach the final were after their quarter-final second leg was abandoned because of floodlight failure while trailing Marseille in 1991.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Q: Can you help me understand the difference between the 30-day SEC yield and the trailing 12-month distribution yield?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
McQuarrie and Bernstein next expanded their horizon to look at trailing 17.5-year horizons, since that is how long it’s been since the March 2009 bottom that followed the global financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
I nearly forgot my fear, there in the brim, staring at sky and trailing smoke.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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