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[dawg, dog] / dɔg, dɒg /




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Sindorf—who had reported three days earlier that a dog charged his wife—said he drew a firearm to protect himself from the animals while riding on his motorcycle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In a sense, it is like the tail wagging the dog.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

When Womack asks Norman whether he’s telling the truth, he responds, “I go home in two days. I genuinely have no dog in this fight besides I care about y’all.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

In Surrey, Leatherhead Lions Club said its annual bank holiday donkey derby would no longer include the donkeys or a dog show "for the welfare and comfort of the animals".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I would put a bootie down while working on a dog and it would disappear.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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