dog
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Thought to be extinct until a Wyoming farm dog dragged a dead one home in 1981, every living ferret descends from just 18 wild survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
"When you catch the scent of the truffle, when the dog starts digging, and he plants himself there and doesn't give up... it gives you goosebumps."
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Unable to save his wife, and grievously injured from a battle with his former mentor, he became a running dog of a fascist empire that aimed to rule the entire galaxy.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
In everyday use, it has held keys and dog leashes.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
And indeed, foxes are capable of much more than that: barks like a dog, yips of delight, chirps like a bird.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Noble said they remained on board for two-and-a-half hours while police and military personnel carried out checks, including searches with sniffer dogs.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
That raises the possibility of applications not only in human medicine but also in veterinary care, particularly for aging companion animals such as dogs and cats.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Drought, plague and dwindling numbers of prairie dogs, ferrets’ main food source, have battered the population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ventura County Animal Services, in a lengthy response to a commenter on Facebook, wrote that the dogs “are not at risk of euthanasia simply for entering the shelter or due to their circumstances.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The dogs immediately swung down off the trail toward the lake, trying to get at the wolves and deer.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Why play nice after he dogged her with ads using her estranged mother, claiming that Acton had lied about her childhood sexual abuse?
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
And traders said that with French debt difficult to trade, investors sold the bonds of Italy and Greece, resurrecting fears that the debt problems that dogged the region last decade could return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bass has been dogged by high unfavorable ratings since the Palisades fire, which broke out in January 2025 while she was out of the country, destroying thousands of homes and leaving 12 dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The continent's biggest sporting event has been dogged by problems including a shortage of beds and issues with transport.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Only Matthias kept going at a dogged headlong dash.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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But I’ve never been more uncomfortable, honestly, in my life, walking in front of a group of people after watching their university put out a post, basically dogging me just moments before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
It took one look for people to start dogging the company out for its unreadability.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
The broader question of whether eye-watering AI spending will ever pay off is also dogging Meta.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Peeta and I eat together, and since Haymitch keeps dogging us about it, try to keep up a friendly conversation during the meals.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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