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running dogs

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plural of running dog

as in satellites

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SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers throughout the past year, with each satellite now dodging debris and other spacecraft on an almost weekly basis.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026
The more a workload requires coordination or synchronization between satellites, the more satellite-to-satellite latency becomes an issue.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of satellites

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Crosby can… um… provide funny reaction shots when henchmen get killed!

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
One of the villain’s henchmen was a small, shaggy blue creature with a long drooping snout and a sour expression that lived in a cigar box.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of henchmen

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Bamboo slips from Shuihudi count the work of young slaves as units of production, and slips held by the Yuelu Academy describe apprenticeships in state workshops.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026
Also a list of the true names and addresses of all former slaves, along with their actual occupations and 1858 yearly incomes, which, surprising no one, were right on par with the incomes of similar whites.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of slaves

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The Cockroach movement began as an online satirical campaign this summer after India’s chief justice compared unemployed young people to parasites.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Continue reading … BROKEN COVENANT — Javier Milei blasts UN as 'useless' den of 'fatally arrogant parasites' in raucous speech.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of parasites

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For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
These are perfunctory roles by definition, so lackeys of one kind or another are often favored.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of lackeys

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Playing a real game in Spectrum Center for the first time since trading away LaMelo Ball over the summer, this was Charlotte’s first chance since that controversial deal to show the home fans that the deal was a good one.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Of course, many fans already pay for cable or other services, lowering the additional cost come hoops season.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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