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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

Under President Biden’s Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native American to hold the post, the bureau’s dog-eared script has acquired a few edits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2023

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

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

She scanned the page I had dog-eared and let out a tired sigh.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

Flipping his journal back to the first dog-eared page, he slipped a ribbon inside.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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