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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

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In some versions, she’s described as a morally deplorable witch taking part in the abuse of runaway slaves who was ultimately burned for her misdeeds and buried near the cemetery.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The legend goes that on foggy nights, during the full moon, those standing at the Cooksey Drive Overlook in Seal Harbor, just outside Acadia National Park, can hear the slaves in the hold of a sinking ship crying for help.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of slaves

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For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.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

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Many le Carré fans adore the books as an antidote to the glossy, high-octane adventures of Ian Fleming’s superspy, James Bond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
For a long time, fans thought the song was originally written for Selena Quintanilla, though Pulido dispelled the rumors in an interview.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fans

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Sadly for Tom, one of the two sponges in his cake tastes more like swamp water than pistachio, knocking him out of the running for his fourth Star Baker.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
But Mitts wine sponges, designed first and foremost for cleaning delicate glassware, offer a great reason to pay attention to the small stuff.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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