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[dawg, dog] / dɔg, dɒg /




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The Air Force, which oversees military working dog training for the Pentagon, declined to comment on the new company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Love changes her, not all at once but gradually, like a rescue dog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The site is currently used for dog walking, accessing King's Lynn town centre, picking fruit such as blackberries and for bird and wildlife spotting, Morrish said.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

The dog watches as I stand frozen in the middle of the road.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Tairine, who sells hot dogs, used to abstain from voting, even though - as voting is compulsory in Brazil - not going to the polls incurs a fine.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

As cars pulled up to the chapel, the sound of Father Roy Snipes' barking dogs signalled his arrival.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

With nearly 90% of the military’s working dogs purchased from overseas, Warhound also wants to increase the number of domestically sourced working dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Instead, he let Slim Shady learn a hard lesson that true southerners know: You lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Some dogs pull and when they get tired they slack off but they keep enough pull on the harness tug so it appears they are working while they are really resting.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Accusations of a lack of passion, desire and intensity have dogged United all season, having won just two of their matches in all competitions.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Still, the president has shown a dogged willingness to try, try again.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The continent's biggest sporting event has been dogged by problems including a shortage of beds and issues with transport.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In a horror movie pastiche, Mendoza is dogged by middle-aged white men compelled to tell him that their wife is Asian, which does sound like something from personal experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

I’ve crossed paths with her briefly a couple of times since my arrival, and was dogged by the feeling I’d met her before.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

It took one look for people to start dogging the company out for its unreadability.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Morrow told the judge Thursday he didn’t believe his clients’ cases should be scrutinized solely because of the allegations dogging his firm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The bottom line is that the questions dogging the private-asset industry are bigger than just what is going to happen to business software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Another issue dogging the stock is whether Nvidia can maintain its huge technological advantage and defend its dominant market share.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026

Peeta and I eat together, and since Haymitch keeps dogging us about it, try to keep up a friendly conversation during the meals.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins


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