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 Marlins chased Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) during a four-run fourth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026 -
The little girls’ mother, Jasmine Jackson, 21, had been reportedly chased by Watts just before the shooting but was not injured.—
Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The last goal will track a student’s social and emotional development.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Those recommendations include developing stronger performance measures, improving data collection, tracking client outcomes more consistently and identifying which shelter programs are delivering the most effective results.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Noun
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Denali Puppy Cam The National Park Service announced the Denali National Park's sled dog puppy cam earlier last month.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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This is where the Alaska Railroad train station, sled dog kennels, and the majority of visitor centers are located.—
Tamara Gane,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
Verb
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California Highway Patrol officers began pursuing a vehicle matching the suspect's description near Castaic Lake.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the children, who look like waxy versions of my own, this is my husband, with the soft face and the plaid shirt and the puppy dog— Eyes.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stuck with no way out, and the Hexts’ head of security Jon (Lee Jae-yoon) dogging her steps, Cola hid the drive in an empty vodka bottle before she was forced down to the engine room to be held captive.—
Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Putting those questions up front helps avoid the tenant frustrations that have dogged parts of the industry as operators expand, contract or change hands.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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In Switzerland, the small town of Bad Ragaz was built around the mineral-rich Tamina Gorge, discovered by hunters in 1240.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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“Bird-dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird-dog. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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