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doghouse

[dog-hous, dog-] / ˈdɒgˌhaʊs, ˈdɒg- /




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Netflix has been in Wall Street’s doghouse lately, and its earnings commentary Thursday afternoon sparked even more investor concern.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

They had just started to emerge from the Magnificent Seven’s shadow in January after years in the doghouse.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Others have fallen victim to managerial missteps that consigned their stocks to the doghouse and left their ranks in disarray.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

And Davis was deep in Lasorda’s doghouse after a career-worse season in which he slashed .196/.260/.270 with two homers and more strikeouts than hits in 108 games.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2025

He waved to me from the doghouse up front, where I could see him adjusting the radar and already picking up the radio receiver.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

He’s been in and out of doghouses in his time with the Kings due to on-court performance and effort inconsistencies.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2022

Asked after the vote whether Mr Romney would be ostracised from his party, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters: "We don't have any doghouses here. The most important vote is the next vote."

From BBC Feb. 6, 2020

An augmented-reality engineer proposed a design to combat homelessness which looked strikingly like doghouses.

From The New Yorker Sep. 23, 2019

At least have the decency to use a volcano that isn’t currently belching lava into people’s doghouses.

From Golf Digest Jul. 3, 2018

Here were no four-square back yards, but rambling star-flowered playgrounds with swings and seesaws and shaded swimming holes; with exquisite doghouses good enough for little girls' dolls to live in.

From The Servant Problem by Young, Robert F.




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