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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

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

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

They opened the door to find her father, Mr. Smiley, sitting in his armchair flipping through a dog-eared dictionary.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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