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[shag-ee] / ˈʃæg i /


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Authorities suspect the primates, known for their shaggy red fur, were trafficked into India, sparking a criminal investigation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

“The Office,” with its belief in finding salvation and love through the surrogate family at your soul-sucking work job, was millennial, but so was the shaggy anti-ambition of “Workaholics.”

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Yet the delighted gang’s-all-here element that ties Anderson’s regular cast together was embodied by an endearingly shaggy run through “Zorro Is Back” with Jenny Lewis and Rogê.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

It’s loose and playful, which would seem to be a plus, but it’s too shaggy and imprecise to land, and sometimes seems as if it were made up on the spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Big, black, shaggy Dismay, with his shiny dog eyes—Is everything all right?—and his wagging dog tail—I’m just so glad to be here!—and his goofy dog grin, so willing to love everybody.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Although Fredo, who was born in Estonia, bears some resemblance to an African leopard, Mr Mee said he is a "little taller with longer legs and a shaggier face".

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023

The reaction to the shaggier look appears to be mixed.

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

It’s bigger, shaggier and a bit messier than its predecessor, and while it bears other fun similarities to “Scream 2,” mentioning more ventures into spoiler territory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2023

He predicted that smaller and less furry dogs could eventually be preferred over bigger, shaggier hounds that are prone to overheating and consuming more resources.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2021

Chiron’s brown beard was shaggier for the winter.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

But the actors turned writer-directors have done their homework, setting up a “Friday the 13th” riff with a dash of “Wet Hot American Summer” that jokes its way through its shaggiest corners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Bobby’s hair had grown longer every year of the 1960s; now, at forty-two, he had the shaggiest hair in the United States Senate.

From MSNBC ● Nov. 7, 2017

The angriest and shaggiest man between the horizon and the nearest dust cloud is a fellow named Eric, played by Guy Pearce.

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2014

If the answer was Andrea Zuckerman, the shaggiest of the 90210 girls, that meant you had some work to do in the coming weeks.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2013

Looking out, she saw the cutest, shaggiest little pony standing on her front lawn!

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene




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