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
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
She scanned the page I had dog-eared and let out a tired sigh.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023
And maybe that’s what this beanfield could impart to a down-in-the-dumps, dog-eared town like Milagro.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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