doodles

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This plot doodles along, rarely going where we expect.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Poodle-cross dogs, also known as "doodles", have risen in popularity in recent years, making up the top three types of crossbreeds owned by dog owners, according to a 2025 survey by the Dogs Trust.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

This downturn has impacted his grades, competitive swimming status and overall focus; he obsessively doodles eerie clusters of spiders and draws a disturbing map of his school’s floor plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Lately, Kuijstermans has spotted more Brussels griffons, Chinese cresteds and “interesting mixes”—a revenge-of-the-nerds backlash to the flocks of fluffy doodles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Sometimes it was random doodles, but lately I’d been experimenting with graffiti—tagging, specifically—because some tagging techniques reminded me of highly stylized Persian calligraphy.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi