doghouse
noun
dog·house
ˈdȯg-ˌhau̇s 
1
: a shelter for a dog
2
: a state of disfavor
—often used in the phrase in the doghouse
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Energy stocks have been hot, yet BP remains in the dividend doghouse.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Ronald Reagan gave his Cavalier King Charles spaniel Rex a doghouse decorated with framed portraits of him and Nancy, in a ceremony presided over by Zsa Zsa Gabor and her dog Macho.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Flashback: The Obamas had Bo and Sunny, the Reagans had Rex (who had framed pictures of his presidential owners in his doghouse) and the Kennedys had a fleet of dogs including the pup Pushinka, a descendent of a Soviet space dog gifted by former Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
The Starliner is equipped with 28 RCS jets, and helium is used to pressurize the propellant lines, opening and closing valves in each doghouse as needed.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 May 2024
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Ronald Reagan gave his Cavalier King Charles spaniel Rex a doghouse decorated with framed portraits of him and Nancy, in a ceremony presided over by Zsa Zsa Gabor and her dog Macho.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Flashback: The Obamas had Bo and Sunny, the Reagans had Rex (who had framed pictures of his presidential owners in his doghouse) and the Kennedys had a fleet of dogs including the pup Pushinka, a descendent of a Soviet space dog gifted by former Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
The Starliner is equipped with 28 RCS jets, and helium is used to pressurize the propellant lines, opening and closing valves in each doghouse as needed.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 May 2024
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doghouse
noun
dog·house
ˈdȯg-ˌhau̇s
: a shelter for a dog
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