retriever
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The world’s largest type of rodent, actually; a capybara can easily rival a golden retriever in size.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Miller says she became a believer when her own aging golden retriever, Murphy, had arthritis and his medication stopped working.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
And, of course, a cute-as-a-button golden retriever who can shoot hoops as well as he can act is always going to hit the mark, he said.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
He wasn’t sure when he’d be able to move back home to Altadena with Daisy May, his 13½-year-old golden retriever.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
At about one-thirty on Tuesday afternoon, Holly Goldsmith, an eighteen-year-old freshman from Taos, New Mexico, decided to take her golden retriever, Milo, for a walk.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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