dog
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The nature trail is also popular with dog walkers and runners.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Mr. McGurn also notes that skepticism about the Iraq surge was so great that no one thought it would succeed except for Gen. David Petraeus—“and maybe Barney,” the president’s dog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dick Portillo opened a hot-dog stand in 1963 without knowing how to cook a hot dog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The owner of a dog that was rescued after getting stuck on the roof of their house said she was "incredibly grateful to those who saved him".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
She literally flew over the lead dog who was a big, white, wolfy-looking male named Dollar.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Wolves will defend their territory, so they can pose a risk to nearby dogs and coyotes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Ripe fruit would fall off trees and be eaten by dogs, earning avocados the unappetising name dog fruit, he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
He sold hot dogs, not some shiny new technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Days before a Times reporter visited Matson’s property, a pack of wild dogs dug under his fence and fatally mauled his only surviving adult ostrich, Bam Bam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
When he looked ahead in the darkness and saw that other dogs were pulling while he was riding on the sled he went mad.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Conflict has dogged him his entire life, and injustice is what he’s come to expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The midfielder was brought to Rangers to add steel, not to contribute to the mental frailties that dogged them on the run-in last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
While artificial-intelligence disruption fears have dogged the sector this year, investors seem to be coming around to the view that some software-as-a-service companies will hold up better than others in the AI era.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by the islands seized by the Soviet Union in 1945 at the end of World War II.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Trouble dogged him from the moment he was vanned into Santa Anita.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
It took one look for people to start dogging the company out for its unreadability.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
One consequence: Xi has so far shrugged off signs that China needs to boost consumption to fight persistent deflation that is dogging the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The broader question of whether eye-watering AI spending will ever pay off is also dogging Meta.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Another issue dogging the stock is whether Nvidia can maintain its huge technological advantage and defend its dominant market share.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
He watched as the horses slogged through the mud, Seabiscuit dogging and taunting until Kayak pinned his ears and abruptly quit.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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