running dog

Definition of running dognext

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Noun
  • The researchers used satellite data to identify more than 20,000 acres of landslide scars — visible patches of rock, soil, and debris — which wiped out nearly 12% of forest cover in this region.
    Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • SpaceX builds and operates spacecraft, as well as thousands of satellites deployed in support of its Starlink satellite internet service.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • After appearing as supercilious EPA company man Walter Peck in Ghostbusters, Atherton completed his trilogy of goofy comedies with Real Genius (1985) and Bio-Dome (1996).
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • Over the past 10 seasons, he’s been a good company man.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2026
  • Haiti is the world’s first Black independent republic after African slaves defeated Napoleon’s army and broke the shackles of slavery.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The world premiere on Sunday – in the presence of Illumination boss Chris Meledandri and director Pierre Coffin, who is also the origin of the minions’ unintelligible chatter – kicks off one of the biggest Annecy Film Festival’s yet.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 June 2026
  • The two key attractions include the Bello Bay Cruise river rapids ride where yellow minions face off against purple minions and the Bello Bay Golf Cart Derby teacups ride.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Launched in early 1982, the original MOTU line-up saw He-Man and Skeletor joined by heroes Teela (at this point, the only female character), Man-at-Arms and Stratos; the morally ambiguous Zodac; and a couple of Skeletor's henchmen, Beast Man and Mer-Man.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
  • The remoteness of their surroundings is no accident; one of these characters is fleeing an inconvenient past, which returns with a vengeance in the form of a beefy sadist (Benoît Magimel) and his two hostage-taking henchmen.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Continue reading … SELENE RODRIGUEZ & AMMON BLAIR — While Mexico defends ‘sovereignty,’ cartels import a flesh-eating parasite into Texas.
    , FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • The flesh-eating parasite has infected cattle, goats, and now a dog.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Use a clean microfiber cloth or soft sponge to scrub the surface from top to bottom, and use an old toothbrush to clean the grout lines.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • Rinse your sponge or cloth and wipe again.
    Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
  • That means, of course, she’s now been phased out of her role as a factory lackey in dystopian near-future Brazil due to her age.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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