dogged
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However, his final season at the Etihad was dogged by poor results as City ended the 2024-25 season trophyless - just the second time that had happened since Guardiola joined the club in July 2016.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Japan's defence minister paid his respects Saturday at a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long dogged Tokyo's relations with its Asian neighbours, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Since its first appearance on the Coney Island boardwalk, the hot dog has been dogged by a lowbrow reputation—low nutrition, low quality, low price—maligned by public-health officials and persnickety parents alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It is an Achilles' heel that has dogged Scheffler before, but the PGA Tour has him as fifth-best putter, external on tour in 2026 - so it is certainly not a problem every week.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He closed the powder room and dogged shut the door, and went for his shoes.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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