dog-eared
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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
All these years later, the books on my nightstand are highlighted, annotated and dog-eared.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
He read and dog-eared a copy of Dr. Raymond DePaulo’s “Understanding Depression.”
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Several such passages are starred and highlighted in the dog-eared text, the margins filled with cryptic notes printed in McCandless s distinc-tive hand.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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