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has dogged

  • present perfect of dog (3rd person singular).

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Like most parents I know, I have found that the decision of whether to give my child a phone has dogged me.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

Through it all, a consistent fear has dogged her: “Every year since 1991, I’ve been afraid I was going to lose my job because of funding,” Kearney said.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

But Ofcom will have to be thorough and follow its own processes if it wants to avoid criticism of attacking free speech, which has dogged the Online Safety Act from its earliest stages.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

The challenge is to prevent Argentina from falling into a pattern that has dogged Latin America’s third-biggest economy for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2025

Surely, thought I, I must have been born under an unlucky star, for misfortune has dogged me ever since I left my native town.

From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert