running dog

Definition of running dognext

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Noun
  • In February, xAI was acquired by one of Musk’s other companies, SpaceX, the rocket service provider and satellite internet business.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Just this morning, Amazon announced an $11 billion deal to buy Globalstar to bolster its Amazon Leo satellite internet venture.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With that in mind, and a lack of serious options at the moment, the decisions to appoint two company men, Rosenior and Fletcher — albeit in different circumstances — is more understandable than in previous years.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Family, company man Pearce was born on Aug. 20, 1942, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to William Ridgely and Jean Murray Pearce.
    Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the colonial era, slaves were forcibly baptized here before being sold.
    Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The fears of robot uprising, from his perspective, are essentially the fears of slave revolt, of the working class seizing the means of production.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for black gold, and their most loyal minions in high places.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Israel is also a part of the ceasefire but was subjected to a last-minute barrage of missile attacks today from Iran and its minions.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The same is true of Sonny and Sal, his high-strung henchman.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
  • That is, until Krypto is poisoned by the henchmen of villain Krem of the Yellow Hills, with only three days to save him.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • These conditions can facilitate the spread of viruses, bacteria and parasites.
    Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Rescue teams quickly mobilized and began efforts to retrieve and assess the pigeons, which will each require veterinary evaluations, medication, and parasite treatment.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sara Aparacio, a resident cleaning expert at Homeaglow, equates scrubbing an appliance with an abrasive sponge to rubbing it with very fine sandpaper.
    Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Stay away from paper towels, rough sponges, or scrub brushes, since these can leave small scratches or dull spots over time.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.
    Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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