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sniffer

[snif-er] / ˈsnɪf ər /


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The dog team individually lists each animal on the company website as an official "sniffer", alongside their photographs.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Trudeau’s government hired a film crew to capture two Black Hawk helicopters and a sniffer dog on patrol.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But when US rescue workers and Spanish sniffer dogs found traces of life, his hopes for his two trapped brothers were rekindled.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Even though the chief sniffer, The Dog is no longer here, bitter melons still appear like clockwork reminding me that home, and my own, isn’t, aren’t too far away.

From Salon May 9, 2026

Her ashen hair sits in a quivering pile atop her head and her spectacles, if not teetering on the end of her sniffer, hang from a sterling chain to rest upon her ample bosom.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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