dogs
1 Britishplural noun
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informal greyhound racing
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slang the feet
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informal marketing goods with a low market share, which are unlikely to yield substantial profits
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informal to go to ruin physically or morally
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to leave things undisturbed
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to abandon someone to criticism or attack
noun
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While Boucher said it’s best not to bring dogs, the occurrence of missing pets is “very common.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Here’s what happened when hotels, restaurants and runways in Paris welcomed dogs for several days this fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In June, it was reported numbers were down 50%, which the team attributed to dogs being inside the exclusion zone.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
In France, the number of pet dogs grew from about 1.3 million in 2020 to about 9.6 million in 2026, according to annual reports from Facco, the French federation of pet-food manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
I took the dogs out of harness and rubbed their shoulders and marveled at Storm, who stood with his tail wagging, not bleeding any longer.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Dogs and cats—and other creatures—“have the power,” Mr. Simon reminds us, “to make us hold up for a moment to try to see, really see, what we may have missed, or lost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The director, best known for violent film classics Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, has said he is "keen with anticipation to give the West End a great night out".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Dogs need walks, sure, but they arguably take up less time than a young child when you’re trying to work from home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Also, not only can you rent a bike from Mad Dogs & Englishmen, you can rent a sidecar for your dog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But I couldn’t get my own words out of my head: Dogs die.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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