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[doh-ting] / ˈdoʊ tɪŋ /


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He didn’t even mention Artemis in his most recent State of the Union speech, instead doting on the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Leaving the "doting and loving grandmother" alone with 10 XL Bullies, banned in England just two days before the attack, was "a recipe for disaster", prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

As a young adult, she enjoyed what appeared to be a happy marriage to Charles “Handsome Charlie” Eldredge, a doting bank cashier, before tragedy struck, and struck again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

A doting Duran Duran-loving sister helped, as did his father’s jazz fusion cassettes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

But who could control Jaimito, only son of his doting mother, unquestioned boss of his five sisters!

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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