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dog

[dawg, dog] / dɔg, dɒg /




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The price of “The Golden Glizzy,” a decadent hot dog served on a fresh-baked croissant bun and topped with 30 grams of Ossetia caviar and 24-karat edible gold flakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The court hearing took place in Jenkinson's absence as he was blocked from the building after arriving with his dog.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

But that’s not all that happened; the op-ed acted as a dog whistle, bringing out a torrent of abuse.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

As The Times put it, he regarded the voices of critics as “the barking of a dog in the night.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It’s Jonah who has always wanted a dog.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Similarly decadent but less expensive are the two mini-hot dogs with caviar and pickled shallots sold for $39 at the Bar Room at the Modern, inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Tick populations rely on deer, dogs, mice, and even birds to survive, and pets are often on the front lines of tick infestations.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

“Hot dogs are like a safety blanket of fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“We plan to be able to bring dogs to work.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

“Yes, to bring these lovely dogs with you. They must be good company when you have to be away from your family.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

In the U.S., at least, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a director forever dogged by a question: “Any relation?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The pushback against human involvement similarly dogged Koji Kinjo's 2009 opening of an "artificial sea" that he built from scratch in the village of Yomitan.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

It is an Achilles' heel that has dogged Scheffler before, but the PGA Tour has him as fifth-best putter, external on tour in 2026 - so it is certainly not a problem every week.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

However, his campaign was dogged by scandal, most notably including the revelation that he had a Totenkopf tattoo and allegations of “unsettling” behavior from past girlfriends.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

She also felt a strange flattery: the idea of herself as swift and darting and birdlike was new and pleasant, because she had always thought of herself as dogged and plodding.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Materne noted that skepticism of Microsoft’s AI strategy is another factor dogging the stock.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 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

Separate corruption investigations have targeted Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez and his younger brother David Sanchez, dogging his government for more than a year.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’ has faced a difficult road to its opening next week, with external controversies dogging it at every step.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2025

The Imp had moved most of the gold cloaks to the city walls, mid the white knights of the Kingsguard had duties mace important than dogging her heels.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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