dot-connection

dot-connection (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of dot connection.
   • 2005 April 10, William Safire, “Goodbye to Privacy”, in The New York Times Book Review‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2015:

     The 9/11 commission successfully mobilized public opinion to put dot-connection first and privacy protection last.

   • 2019 November 24, Michael Lee, “Jimmy Butler boos, Josh Richardson buckets and a reunion for both players that answered a few lingering questions”, in The Athletic‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 August 2025:

     Inquiries have typically been met with silence, deflection, or abrupt refusal to engage. That has only left room for some dot-connection, reading between the lines, or abject confusion.

   • 2020 March 5, Matt Barrows, “Here’s everything the 49ers have said about Jimmy Garoppolo since the Super Bowl”, in The Athletic‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 February 2026:

     So could Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch be planning a similar coup d’état with Garoppolo by exchanging him for soon-to-be free agent Tom Brady? It’s a scenario, albeit one that seems to be fueled by speculation and dot-connection more than rock-solid reporting, that’s caught fire during this tinder-dry period for NFL news.