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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

"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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Unable to read new English books on a regular basis, I reread the ones I had over and over again, till the pages become dog-eared.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane