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ESLPod_0974_WE_1623 Talking About Old Crimes In this podcast, the word "trail" means a series of clues that lead someone in a particular direction, especially toward solving a problem: "Investigating financial crimes must be exciting when you're following the trail of corruption." When talking about nature, a "trail" is a path in a natural area or through a park or forest: "We walked along a four-mile trail to get to the lake." The phrase "trail mix" refers to a snack food made from nuts, dried fruit, and often small pieces of chocolate, often eaten while hiking: "The simplest trail mix is just raisins and peanuts." Finally, when talking about politics, a "campaign trail" is all the places someone visits to try to get people to vote for one while attempting to win an election: "The senator's campaign trail includes every town in the state with more than 20,000 residents."

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ESLPod 974 trail Government + Law

Id	ESLPod_0974_WE_1623
Episode Id	ESLPod 974
Episode Title	Talking About Old Crimes
Phrase	trail
Text	In this podcast, the word "trail" means a series of clues that lead someone in a particular direction, especially toward solving a problem: "Investigating financial crimes must be exciting when you're following the trail of corruption." When talking about nature, a "trail" is a path in a natural area or through a park or forest: "We walked along a four-mile trail to get to the lake." The phrase "trail mix" refers to a snack food made from nuts, dried fruit, and often small pieces of chocolate, often eaten while hiking: "The simplest trail mix is just raisins and peanuts." Finally, when talking about politics, a "campaign trail" is all the places someone visits to try to get people to vote for one while attempting to win an election: "The senator's campaign trail includes every town in the state with more than 20,000 residents."
Topics	Government + Law

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