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Recent Examples of dog days
He's been here from the dog days, in '16, '17 right up until now.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The dog days of the college basketball season are late January.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
These can be the dog days of the NHL season.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
But Donovan, who arrived the next season, is quick to defend those dog days of LaVine’s tenure in Chicago.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The dog days of the college basketball season are late January.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
These can be the dog days of the NHL season.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
But Donovan, who arrived the next season, is quick to defend those dog days of LaVine’s tenure in Chicago.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Dog days.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog%20days. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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