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trooping

verb

present participle of troop

as in marching

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But this month, the most violent demonstrations in years — and tough policing — have raised concern about riots overshadowing hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators marching against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
State workers gathered in front of the California Department of Human Resources headquarters before marching to the state Capitol.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Rossi is deeply inspired by Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, the Futurist sculpture of a figure striding forward, its body fragmented into aerodynamic forms that suggest speed and movement.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

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That was the Senators finally taking advantage of the Devils parading to the penalty box after failing to score on Mantha's 5-minute major earlier.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
That is because Lula, Brazil’s current president and campaigning candidate, had been parading the centre of Rio just a few hundred meters away from the port.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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In September, two girls from Skyview High protested by walking off the start line after the gun went off, and last week, about a dozen of his own teammates did the same thing.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
For Applegate, her previous diagnosis of MS had offered an explanation for her ongoing struggle with symptoms including tingling and numbness in her extremities, lack of coordination, balance issues and difficulty walking.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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Others like Seagate Technology and Western Digital are also pacing for a losing week.

— Justina Lee,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
One of the cameramen pacing the sidelines with his camera and monopod was Calvin Robinson, the father of senior athlete Tyler Robinson.

— McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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