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dogfight

[dawg-fahyt, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌfaɪt, ˈdɒg- /




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Mexico and Brazil are in a caramelo dogfight.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Last weekend Osasuna winger Munoz impressed as his team won away for the first time all season, for back-to-back wins to take them away from the relegation dogfight.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

Medals of honor tend to require eyewitnesses, though Mr. Issa notes that Soviet records testify to the dogfight.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

The Dodgers have been in a dogfight with San Diego and Arizona for the division all summer, so Roberts hasn’t had the luxury of giving Lux a longer leash against left-handers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

Reaching the dogfight, I saw the big hound was almost gone.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

Known for: Highly maneuverable, supersonic light fighter, excellent dogfighting capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

The Pentagon calls it “synchronized proximity maneuvers,” which is what happens when military bureaucrats try to describe dogfighting in space without using the word “dogfighting.”

From MarketWatch Oct. 30, 2025

Gen. Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel also issued statements condemning dogfighting and lauding the conviction of Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2025

Dogs rescued from dogfighting are often welcomed by sanctuaries around the country.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2023

How could pilots navigate these powerful planes—traveling at hundreds of miles an hour—while looking at the cockpit gauges, listening to the radio, evading antiaircraft fire, and dogfighting?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

At every stage, you are jostled along by reports of your ongoing accomplishments—thirty thousand steps taken, fifty alien words collected, ten pirate ships dogfought.

From The New Yorker Aug. 10, 2016




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