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cats and dogs

NOUN
strange bedfellows
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It's not just raining cats and dogs, but otters, dolphins and multiple other water-dwelling mammals.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

So it tugs at my heartstrings to read about New Yorkers having to surrender their cats and dogs to shelters out of financial distress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

But the father of seven said drilling new wells could take away from the well he uses to nourish his horses, chickens, barn cats and dogs.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The cats and dogs were found as a part of a morning search warrant served by Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

All four of them had a great sense of humor, and they laughed themselves silly over family jokes and the antics of their much-loved cats and dogs.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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