dog days

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Recent Examples of dog days He's been here from the dog days, in '16, '17 right up until now. 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 See All Example Sentences for dog days

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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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