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'is trailing' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used as the present continuous form of the verb 'to trail', which means to follow something or someone at a distance. For example: "The suspect is trailing the police officer, but she isn't sure if she's been spotted."
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is trailing
verb
To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
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NBC is trailing, of course.
Ottawa is trailing in the series, 2-0.
Morgan Stanley is trailing the bolder Goldman.
But the G.O.P. is trailing the Democrats.
But the number of caregivers is trailing.
It is trailing in opinion polls.
Morrisons is trailing and trying to catch up.
A curtain of steady rain is trailing me.
OWN is trailing the "no holds barred" interview.
Now he is trailing, 48-49 — a statistical tie.
Mr. Romney is trailing badly among women in public opinion surveys.
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