dogged

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Lichtenberg’s approach to journalism is a far cry from the dogged, shoe-leather reporting memorialized in movies like “Spotlight,” about the Catholic church’s child-abuse scandal, or “All the President’s Men,” about the Watergate scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But security concerns have dogged its rise, prompting the Chinese government to block state enterprises from using the tool.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The mineral-rich east of DR Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

To address this gap, Marfisee — a dogged patient advocate — reached out to City of Hope.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

And she gasped as the car cracked against a rock and reeled back across the road with an ominous scraping somewhere beneath, but then gathered itself together valiantly and resumed its dogged climb.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson