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[hound] / haʊnd /




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The act of striving for more, like some frenzied truffle hound, is usually an attempt to override fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Among typical dog breeds, the great Anglo-French tricolor hound had the strongest signal at 4.7 to 5.7 percent, followed by the Shiloh shepherd at 2.7 percent.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

I look at the slender brown hound next me, grey whiskers poking out round his nose.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Harley is a rescue hound, of indeterminate but clearly mixed breed, who is given to leaping in the air to snap at moths and making vain but enthusiastic attempts to catch lizards.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Our old bltie hound has treed him more times than—” Rubin told Rainie to shut up and let him do the talking.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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