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
A dog-eared punk zine flutters near a vellum-bound folio.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
"Sinners" is culture vulture bait, laden with multiple meanings and dog-eared history pages, and who can resist a puzzle?
From Salon • May 2, 2025
He read and dog-eared a copy of Dr. Raymond DePaulo’s “Understanding Depression.”
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Flipping his journal back to the first dog-eared page, he slipped a ribbon inside.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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