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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The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Catch up on the latest energy news: PRO: To chase or not to chase?—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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,
27 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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From there, New York City sleuths tracked the cord brand to a local wholesaler, who had records of selling a quantity of it to a Manhattan upholsterer the day before the murder.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Guido Vianello Fight Card Results Microsoft Warns 240 Million Windows Users—Stop Using Your PC ‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Saturday, April 5 Price-Fundamentals Gap JPMorgan analysts have been tracking Tesla’s price-fundamentals gap for over a decade.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The kennel team is now down one person after Flaherty was fired last week, which could impact how tourists interact with the sled dogs.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Visit with sled dogs Denali National Park is home to the National Park Service's only working kennel of sled dogs.—
Lisa Maloney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2023
Verb
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But the Trump administration has repeatedly criticized foreign aid as wasteful and accused agencies like USAID of pursuing political agendas.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Adams insisted the case was politically motivated and was pursued in retaliation for his criticism of President Joe Biden's immigration policies.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Liberatore’s puppy dog attention as loyalite Dean compels, yearning to hold Jade’s kiss and not just her camera.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Lochlan is mostly just a puppy dog, not really joining in but not really bothered by his family’s excesses, either.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The deal ended a nearly nine-year-old felony case that had dogged Paxton since his early days in office.—
Kayla Guo,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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More: 5 takeaways on President Trump's massive tariffs that are even steeper than expected Respondents gave Trump poor marks for his handling of the economy, which 37% approved of, with 30% approving of his work to address the high cost of living, an issue that also dogged Biden.—
Jason Lange,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After getting a chocolate Labrador retriever, a young woman was expecting to have a good hunter in the house.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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In a league full of flashy stat hunters, Rollins brings his lunch pail and just goes to work.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Bird-dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird-dog. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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