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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

"This one changed my life," he says, pulling out a dog-eared copy of Pete Rock's They Reminisce Over You.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

There are two recipes I return to every summer, like the way some people revisit a favorite trail or reread a dog-eared paperback.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2024

He carried a dog-eared paperback from the Bloodfall series, something else he was seldom without.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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