as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife
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Verb
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Icons glitter, shimmy, bounce, and in other ways evade the chasing eye.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025 -
Sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers chased and captured the dogs, who were then confiscated and are being held in quarantine, the statement said.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
Verb
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The first emergency alert was sent to Altadena residents east of Lake Avenue at about 6:48 p.m., according to the PBS Warning, Alert and Response Network, which tracks public alert system messages.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cops are asking the public’s help identifying them and tracking them down.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In broad daylight last year, wolves killed and ate a valuable sled dog chained to its kennel just outside Ely, Minnesota.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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Meet sled dogs, take photos at the photo booth and more.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This insight may feel counterintuitive, given our cultural focus on constantly pursuing, achieving and earning more.—
Colleen Star Koch,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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They are pursued by a thief-taker and a secret criminal organization called The Syndicate.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At one point, an android with puppy dog eyes is introduced, only to vanish a couple of scenes later.—
Natalia Winkelman,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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If all else fails, Hope says, Jack needs to put on his sad puppy dog face.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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All the while, the heroic couple was dogged by not just a team of lovebird assassins, but an inscrutable bunch of White House bigwigs.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Jan. 2025
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However, disagreement has dogged the name for decades.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At least, this was what some of the first dinosaur hunters in the West said.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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From these and other bits of evidence, Dart concluded that Australopithecus had been a ferocious hunter who had wielded animal bones as clubs.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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