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dogleg

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Definition of dogleg

as in hairpin

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Recent Examples of dogleg On the 15th hole – a 510-yard par 5 with a dogleg left – my second shot left me on the wrong side of the fairway, trees blocking a direct line to the green. — Mike Dame, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 Even so, success still demands elite mid-iron play and accuracy off the tee, as players must shape shots around doglegs, create ideal angles into greens, and consistently generate quality scoring opportunities. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. — Mark Dee may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dogleg

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The road itself is a little rough—it's partially paved and involves a few hairpin turns—but the payoff is worth it.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
Then came the slowest and most technical part of the track, as D’Cruze turned in early and kept as close to the wall as possible through Mirabeau before coming to the hairpin in front of the Fairmont hotel.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 6 June 2026

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Several hours later, rescuers carried the injured on stretchers and recovered the dead in makeshift carts, painstakingly hauling them back up the rugged slope, official Noor Zaman said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
This hard-working plant tolerates heat, drought, salt, and humidity, and provides good soil stabilization on slopes.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of slope

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Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Finding this underground hangout might be tricky, but look for the side door on the building at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Reed Street.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

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The rules would restrict data center water use by requiring closed loop cooling systems, and would increase set back requirements to put more space between data center buildings and nearby homes and businesses.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Called Kamo‘oalewa, the space rock loops by Earth, coming as close as 9 million miles and as far as 25 million miles from our planet.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

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