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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
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that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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In the meantime, Ter Stegen will reportedly lose the armband previously donned by the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets in recent times while at loggerheads with the club.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is at loggerheads with the main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the upstart Taiwan People’s Party over everything from the defense budget to the basic functions of how the Taiwanese government should work.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Wildlife, from endangered loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles to manatees is abundant.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
China and the United States are increasingly at loggerheads in Asia.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is at loggerheads with the main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the upstart Taiwan People’s Party over everything from the defense budget to the basic functions of how the Taiwanese government should work.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Wildlife, from endangered loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles to manatees is abundant.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
China and the United States are increasingly at loggerheads in Asia.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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