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Recent Examples of dog days
If there are dog days in the NBA regular season, then the Lakers are going through them during late-winter basketball.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
The dog days are over, at least for the retrograde, which is great news.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
One coming at the tail end of January — the dog days of the regular season — isn’t normally a reason for peak concern.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
So, yes, dog days in the NBA from a playing and player perspective.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
The dog days are over, at least for the retrograde, which is great news.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
One coming at the tail end of January — the dog days of the regular season — isn’t normally a reason for peak concern.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
So, yes, dog days in the NBA from a playing and player perspective.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Dog days.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog%20days. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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