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running dog

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Definition of running dog

as in satellite

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The team sought to identify an anomaly first seen in satellite images in 2020.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Potential applications include autonomous drones, submarines and other vehicles operating in environments where satellite navigation is unreliable.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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Josh Allen, arguably the NFL's best player, is a company man and great teammate for the Buffalo Bills, but Wednesday's defense of the indefensible new uniforms the team is rolling out in the coming NFL season was too much.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
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

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In slaveholding societies divided between Black and white, Jews were perceived as white and enjoyed the benefits of whiteness – including participation in the slave economy.

— Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
The idea of animals as slaves of their instincts or mindless automatons evaporates.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
That may prove a moot point as Zelda was later seen giving her henchman, who had located the sisters, instructions to go as high as needed to secure their shares.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, some of the same areas that are closed to bottom trawling for the protection of coral, sponges, crab and other marine life are open to pelagic trawlers.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The ground will likely absorb that amount of rain like a sponge.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sponge

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For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.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