dog
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The Times reported that the man lived alone with his dog.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Whether it's going for a walk through nature, taking the dog for a walk or swimming in the cold sea - I love that - just to get yourself out and moving."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
While they escaped drowning, their dog Jack may not have been as lucky.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Hachadourian says some blooms smell like dog feces and others like rotting flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She was apparently smart enough not to call him a dog again.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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These days, Pegula resides with her husband, wealth management executive Taylor Gahagen, and their dogs in Boca Raton, Fla., where her family also owns a huge equestrian spread.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Emma and her husband Simon moved three years ago to Bédar, where they looked after 15 chickens and spent time with their three dogs.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
A brilliant cameo from Aniston promoting her new cookbook, with such adventurous epicurean dishes as “boiled hot dogs and peas,” serves as the film’s inciting event.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
If you’re a lover of hot dogs, it’s probably been a pretty terrifying couple of years.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
When it is clear the dogs will not rest, I hook up their tugs and we start off again.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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As foreign oil majors -- dogged by pollution scandals in the Niger Delta -- have left many onshore projects to focus on offshore extraction, local firms have stepped in.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The group last month cut its outlook for the year, citing hotter competition in a Chinese market dogged by stuttering demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But his return to the UK this week has been dogged by chaos and changes of plan.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Post’s Page Six has been particularly dogged, dropping new details the minute they’re confirmed: A 40-foot mirror ball!
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was a strong one this time, assertive and dogged, the same heart-yanking tug she’d been ignoring all week.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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One consequence: Xi has so far shrugged off signs that China needs to boost consumption to fight persistent deflation that is dogging the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
But it’s not just war concerns dogging the stock.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
“One of the core issues” dogging Microsoft investors, according to Morgan Stanley’s Keith Weiss, is that spending came in higher than expected while Azure has been growing “maybe” a bit slower than hoped.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
In a recent article, Salon staff reporter Russell Payne offers this important example of the dynamic dogging Democrats:
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024
But then, halfway through the second half, he stopped dogging me.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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