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In search of someone to teach him the art, Francis traipsed around Los Angeles looking for an internship.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

After all, that is exactly what Mamdani was doing as he traipsed from Throwing Fits to Derek Thompson to Charlamagne tha God.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

In 2021, he traipsed for five months and 2,000 miles between London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dublin and Belfast; before climbing Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

At the 2024 Maison Margiela Couture presentation in Paris, haunting, tragic figures traipsed the runway like gothic, broken dolls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

They sailed around for awhile and traipsed through various countries till they stopped in Cologne where the chief of the Huns asked Ursula to marry him.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt