Example Sentences

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Since then, López told me, dog-whistling has evolved in two directions: propaganda content and delivery.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2021

This is the key question that dog-whistling answers all the time.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2019

This is a very important transition in dog-whistling that all too many people don't hold clearly in mind.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2019

Most people think about dog-whistling in racial terms, but dog whistling is much more than a racial dynamic.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2019

Both Anderson and Isenberg discuss the postwar rise of political dog-whistling, coded appeals to specific constituencies.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 18, 2016