dog-eared
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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
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
Francie pushed the wrinkled dog-eared card covered with stamped dates across the desk.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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