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Without fail, the miniature version of me would blubber at Sully the polka dot monster reuniting with Boo, and Marlin the clownfish traversing the ocean to find his son.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Aerospace plants and oil and gas facilities dot the landscape in California, but it is easy for many people to be unaware of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

This might include not providing his own economic forecast, such as not contributing to the dot plot.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Tiny flowers made from minuscule pearl beads dot her deep-red nails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Figure 1.64: When a note has more than one dot, each dot is worth half of the dot before it.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones