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Minister after minister trotted out the same lines as the results came in – waiting lists are starting to come down, the minimum wage has gone up, and new breakfast clubs are opening in schools.

The economic downturn has every member of President Donald Trump's administration trotting out the Shaggy defense.

Ohtani flung his bat as he trotted out of the batter’s box.

The latest example: Tuesday’s rotation of batting practice sessions, with the Dodgers trotting out one star pitcher after the next in a display of their stunning depth of arms.

The metaphor of a “marketplace of ideas” is routinely trotted out by people like Zuckerberg to defend abdicating responsibility for doing what they can to ensure that freedom and democracy thrive.