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dog

[dawg, dog] / dɔg, dɒg /




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To stay calm in the queue Lyubov is stroking her pet dog Agatha.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Designed by married couple Timko and Neece, who worked as a trainer and TV game show director, respectively, this dog boarding retreat is like no other.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

There was a skid, followed by the unmistakable sound of dog meeting trash cans: bowling ball, pins.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The dog may offer another clue about the beliefs or relationships of the people buried there.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

In the summer the dogs live in the kennel area, each dog with his own house, on a chain that allows him to move in a circle.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

A great many dogs run up to me, tails wagging, tongues lolling.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

"Keep dogs and children away from any unusual waxy or oily substances and avoid handling them with bare hands."

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

I learned that he’s a proud father of two boys and a girl, and two dogs named Nipsey and Scrap, whom he affectionately calls his “babies.”

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Unitree's robot dogs start at $2,700, a fraction of the roughly $70,000 price tag for Boston Dynamics' four-legged device, Spot.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

At first I thought she had somehow stupidly blundered into the camp and run past the dogs to the fire.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Even as the administration has been dogged by record-high prices, American cattle and rancher groups have pushed back against importing foreign beef.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

While artificial-intelligence disruption fears have dogged the sector this year, investors seem to be coming around to the view that some software-as-a-service companies will hold up better than others in the AI era.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Stokes announced his shock international retirement earlier this summer and Brendon McCullum was sacked as Test coach after just two wins in 10 Tests - a run dogged by off-field issues.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The substantial commitment underscores GM’s push to avoid a repeat of the severe shortages that have dogged the industry in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

No. They, Sierra and the spirits, would not be manipulated, dogged, oppressed.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

It took one look for people to start dogging the company out for its unreadability.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Morrow told the judge Thursday he didn’t believe his clients’ cases should be scrutinized solely because of the allegations dogging his firm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 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

If she must have one of the Kingsguard dogging her steps, Sansa preferred that it be him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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