dog-eared
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If journalism is the first draft of history, documentary filmmaking is often an overdue, dog-eared galley proof with no cover art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
For you, maybe that translates into a bargain bin or a giveaway pile; wherever you can find books that are weathered, dog-eared and inscribed to someone else.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024
Under President Biden’s Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native American to hold the post, the bureau’s dog-eared script has acquired a few edits.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2023
She scanned the page I had dog-eared and let out a tired sigh.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023
They were his old blueprints for the Glass Castle, all stained and dog-eared.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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