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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

All these years later, the books on my nightstand are highlighted, annotated and dog-eared.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

He read and dog-eared a copy of Dr. Raymond DePaulo’s “Understanding Depression.”

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Thick books dog-eared from the handing down from neighbor to neighbor.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson