dog days
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Get hooked on some sports gossip: In the dog days of the NFL season, we need something to look forward to.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
During the dog days of his reign at Rangers, Russell Martin was once asked if he could name one or two things that were better on his watch - and he couldn't do it.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the dog days of summer, there’s no better place to escape the heat than inside the air-conditioned paradise of a movie theater.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The only one I’m aware of is that August comes during the so-called dog days of summer, when trading volume is relatively light.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
But what did the writer mean when he warned about the dog days of August?
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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