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Recent Examples of lapdogWhen Surviving Ohio State was announced, anticipation hinged on the participation of producer George Clooney and the possibility that exploring the abuses of Dr. Richard Strauss and alleged negligence by authority figures at Ohio State might topple Jim Jordan, Ohio Congressman and Trump lapdog.—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025 Pictured above: Clearly fearing a humiliating red-carpet banning under the edict, one agile opening-nighter executed the swift reduction in volume and had the lapdog bear the train.—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Former Director of Central Intelligence and then Vice President, George H.W. Bush was long considered a lapdog to Reagan, but as the 1988 election approached and the administration faced scandal related to the Iran-Contra affair, Bush was given the chance to stand apart and prove his own strength.—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025 Unlike other political appointees, IGs were intended to serve across administrations as watchdogs for the taxpayer, not presidential lapdogs.—Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lapdog
The appointment of a ‘yes-man’ at the head of the Fed (Kevin Hassett fits this role much more than the other leading candidate Kevin Warsh), will likely spur resistance within the institution, and across the regional Fed banks whose presidents help to make up the rate setting committee.
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Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Unlike the broad and more public validation that social media provides from getting likes, one-on-one conversations with chatbots can feel more intimate and potentially more convincing — not unlike the yes-men who surround the most powerful tech bros.
On issue after issue facing the city, like homelessness, Mass and Cass and fixing the streets, Wu does nothing and has her stooge allies on the City Council stifle any debate or criticism.
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Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
The owner, clad in a foppish costume, is throwing a fancy party filled with people who don’t feel obliged to follow the evacuation orders of some paramilitary stooge.
According to the campaign finance watchdog site Open Secrets, AIPAC channeled $49,003 in associated funds to McGarvey for his 2024 election and $17,950 in his 2022 run.
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Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
31 Aug. 2025
And in another, the consumer watchdog agency is returning money to almost 1,000 homeowners swindled by door-to-door contractors pitching a home improvement financing scam.
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