doodles

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Poodle-cross dogs, also known as "doodles", have risen in popularity in recent years, making up the top three types of crossbreeds owned by dog owners, according to a 2025 survey by the Dogs Trust.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The comics that began as office doodles during boring meetings grew into an empire for Adams with companion books, a short-lived animated show and an ill-fated burrito line.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Lately, Kuijstermans has spotted more Brussels griffons, Chinese cresteds and “interesting mixes”—a revenge-of-the-nerds backlash to the flocks of fluffy doodles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Sometimes action scenes are juiced up with cartoonish doodles and sound effects; sometimes, the action is all cartoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

It was made of string, but it had more contortions, ins and outs, twists and turns and dips and doodles than the brain of Albert Einstein himself.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli