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plural of lapdog

as in yes-men

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plural of lapdog

as in puppies

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Surrounding yourself with a bunch of yes-men is not a recipe for success—at least according to AT&T CEO John Stankey.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025

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So if bigger, more mature bats of breeding age are being targeted by hunters, that could affect flying fox populations overall.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
As a condition of his federal-court sentence, Lewton is prohibited from outfitting or guiding hunters for a full year.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

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For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.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

Definition of lackeys

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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

Definition of henchmen

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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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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
The Georgetown initiative focuses on descendants of slaves sold by Georgetown’s Jesuit priests to slaveholders in Louisiana.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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