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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Equally, especially after letdowns in the Champions League and the cup competitions, Díaz has more dreams to chase at Anfield, knowing that head coach Arne Slot’s promising project remains in the embryonic stages.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025 -
Chelsea were chasing the game from the 20th minute but registered just eight touches in Arsenal’s box.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 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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The firm, which has raised $25 million, has developed a helmet that can read brain waves and track eye movements, part of a brain-computer interface market that could grow to $80 billion by 2035, according to Morgan Stanley.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The office also oversees a large data collection project that tracks disparities in resources, course access and discipline for students of different racial and socioeconomic groups.—
Annie Ma and Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, the longest sled dog marathon in the lower 48 states, had to be rescheduled from January to March due to lack of snow along the trail, after being cancelled in 2024.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Both Intuitive Machines and Firefly flew their lunar landers under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, program, which aims to spur the business sector to pursue lunar exploration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Consolidating security products and pursuing a platform approach is the best way for security leaders to manage this dynamic.—
Jonathan Fischbein,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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There’s still room for puppy dogs and ice cream in this story.—
Jeff Rabhan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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But the proposal, controversial for its potential impact on the climate, has also been dogged by long-standing doubts about its commercial viability, with ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhilips backing out of the project in 2016.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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But it’s been dogged by controversy over resurfaced racist tweets by trans star Gascón.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The concept: cover the annual Python Challenge, a competition that pays $10,000 to the one hunter in 1,000 who brings in the most Burmese snakes, which are destroying wildlife in the vast swampy ecosystem.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Skills gaps causing concern In a very uncertain labor market, where there are more job hunters than open roles, skills gaps and competition are also top concerns.—
Kirstie McDermott | THIS COLUMN WAS CREATED BY JOBBIO,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Bird-dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird-dog. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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