running dog

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Noun
  • Then there is the problem of protecting these interceptors, sensors, and communications satellites from enemy anti-satellite weapons – not to mention how to deal with decoys and other deception devices.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
  • That could be vital to the safety of satellites orbiting our planet, which are vulnerable to solar storms and other sudden bursts of radiation from deep space.
    Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • First-time head coach Campo was a good company man, and solid defensive coordinator.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
  • In 2014, Microsoft surprised people by promoting the ultimate company man, Satya Nadella, to CEO.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Musk’s minions were also granted access to the entire Treasury Department payment system and have proceeded to block payments to select federal contractors.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The news comes as Musk’s minions take over the US Office of Personnel Management, which acts as a human resources department for the federal workforce.
    Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On a whaling ship in 1823, former slave Betsey Stockton journeyed to Hawai‘i as the first African American woman and missionary to set foot on the islands.
    Malik Peay, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
  • That is the dilemma facing Black people in America who arrived on slave ships and Native Americans whose land was taken by force.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The bullet from Csonka’s henchman fractured Vo’s collarbone and hit a major vein, sending her into shock during surgery amid much blood loss.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Borisov, whose Russian henchman Igor grows close to Mikey Madison's titular character over the course or Baker's unpredictable odyssey, has been dominating awards season for his breakthrough performance.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Karen Parker provides support and medical attention to migrants in the mountains, such as treating broken ankles, cuts and parasite wounds.
    Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
  • This brood parasite survives in an ant colony by eating dead insects and ant larvae.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Just squeeze a quarter-size amount of the product onto the back of your hand and tap the product onto your face with your finger, sponge (like a Beautyblender), or brush for the most natural finish that won't settle into fine lines.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Featuring a soft sponge, high-density brush, and metal pen tip, it’s made to effortlessly clean earphones and AirPod cases, smartphone holes and divots, and camera lenses.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the Republican Party, Trump systematically demolished many of the nation’s long-standing norms, ushering in a cohort of lackeys who will enable his most autocratic impulses.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The current cast is rounded out by Alison Brie, who will play another Skeletor lackey, Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba, who will play the noble Man-at-Arms, and Riverdale's Camila Mendes as Teela, Man-at-Arms's daughter and He-Man's right-hand woman.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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