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running dogs

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plural of running dog

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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

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In my view, we are no longer respected by our foreign allies, the poor are getting poorer, and his wealthy minions are getting richer at our expense.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
This iconic live-action movie features NBA superstar Michael Jordan, who is recruited by Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes, the Tune Squad, for a high-stakes game against an evil theme park owner and his minions, the Monstars, in outer space.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026

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And so does Jesse — particularly the latest installment, which sees the iconic henchmen find themselves as accidental stars in 1920s Hollywood.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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And his version is undeniably meant to speak to us now as well as to avoid some serious turnoffs, such as Odysseus’s boasts about looting and taking slaves.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Notably, this happens after Odysseus slaughters Penelope’s suitors and tells Telemachus to kill the female slaves who have slept with them.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories’ full-service parasitology laboratory routinely identifies animal parasites in livestock, pets and wildlife.

— Sarah Tomlinson, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
The State Of Surveillance In Africa The first artemisinin-resistant parasites emerged in East Africa a decade ago.

— Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
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

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The Bay Area’s soccer capital drew 14,000 fans to San Pedro Square for the July 19 final matchup.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Thorns forward Morgan Weaver made her first appearance since November 2024, drawing a standing ovation from the 21,743 fans at Portland's Providence Park.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

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But in recent years, attention has shifted to less obvious sources of germs like reusable water bottles, kitchen sponges, cell phones and makeup brushes.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 20 July 2026
These structures are riddled with microscopic pores that behave like molecular sponges, soaking up water vapor and releasing it again with minimal fuss.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026

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