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dog-eared

[dawg-eerd, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌɪərd, ˈdɒg- /








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If journalism is the first draft of history, documentary filmmaking is often an overdue, dog-eared galley proof with no cover art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

"Sinners" is culture vulture bait, laden with multiple meanings and dog-eared history pages, and who can resist a puzzle?

From Salon • May 2, 2025

For you, maybe that translates into a bargain bin or a giveaway pile; wherever you can find books that are weathered, dog-eared and inscribed to someone else.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Under President Biden’s Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native American to hold the post, the bureau’s dog-eared script has acquired a few edits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2023

When they first came to the island, Chicken chose a dog-eared copy of Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn