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In its first airing after the cancellation announcement, The Late Show surged 35 percent higher in total viewers and stayed higher than usual in the dog days of August (though with only a handful of new episodes).
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
San Diego’s home market was as quiet as ever during the dog days of summer.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
But the bullpen suffered the bite of the dog days before rebounding in the first half of September.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Flowering tends to wane during the dog days of summer, at which point plants can be cut back by half to encourage a fresh flush of autumn blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
San Diego’s home market was as quiet as ever during the dog days of summer.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
But the bullpen suffered the bite of the dog days before rebounding in the first half of September.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Flowering tends to wane during the dog days of summer, at which point plants can be cut back by half to encourage a fresh flush of autumn blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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