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  • plural of dog.
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    dogs
    plural noun
    greyhound racing
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    Dogs
    noun
    a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames, and a focus of major office development (Canary Wharf) in recent years
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dogs

1 British  
/ dɒɡz /

plural noun

  1. informal greyhound racing

  2. slang the feet

  3. informal marketing goods with a low market share, which are unlikely to yield substantial profits

  4. informal to go to ruin physically or morally

  5. to leave things undisturbed

  6. to abandon someone to criticism or attack

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dogs 2 British  
/ dɒɡz /

noun

  1. a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames, and a focus of major office development (Canary Wharf) in recent years

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Archaeologists working at an ancient burial complex in Peru have uncovered remarkable evidence of hairless dogs that lived more than 1,200 years ago, long before the rise of the Inca Empire.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

An especially interesting pattern emerged among the dogs believed to have been hairless.

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The isotopic evidence also revealed surprising similarities between the diets of dogs and people living at Castillo de Huarmey.

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The dogs are also an important national symbol, having been officially designated part of Peru's cultural heritage in 2000.

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I never thought it wrong until the dogs came.

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On her drive to work, she would blast songs by Ukrainian ska punk band Zhadan and the Dogs, singing along to lyrics that mixed denunciations of the war with empathy for its Ukrainian victims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Danny DeVito will also be present for a rare theatrical screening of “Hot Dogs for Gauguin,” filmmaker Martin Brest’s 1972 student short starring the then-unknown actor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Dogs need walks, sure, but they arguably take up less time than a young child when you’re trying to work from home.

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The sale also saw 100% of the hammer price of 31 lots, which included 10 guitars, donated to two charities: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Dogs are being adopted 11 percent faster in December than in any other month.

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