leash
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Two German shepherds on a loose leash, maybe off leash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
“You are dealing with imperfect information. So the mindset is to take down the exposure if it is the beginning of the end. We have a short leash on these stocks,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
She added there had been "no safety briefing" beforehand, none of the participants had the right type of leash for their boards in these conditions and Lloyd did not have any next of kin details.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Then towards the end of the season, we’re going to see how the points fall and whether anything needs to be done. But at that stage, absolutely off the leash, both of them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Glory could barely hold on to Orion’s leash as he chased after the arrow.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Pet owners should keep dogs on leashes to prevent them from investigating bushes where snakes may be hiding, Warner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Rising pet ownership in China has sparked a rush of companies into making items such as dog food, leashes and toys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
He muscled it into the cage elevator, leashes in hand, the machine balanced against his hip like a prize wrested from fate.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
She said she had seen people with boards the wrong way round and leashes, which should be attached to legs or waists, around people's wrists.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
The dogs yelp in fear, and the leashes pull away from me.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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A German Jew in 1920s Hamburg, Walther Laqueur stands on his home’s front steps with his sleek Doberman leashed and ready for a walk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Residents there strolled past shops with a cup of coffee in one hand and leashed pets in the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
But because the leashed dog dispatched another, whatever the reason apparently, or perhaps because the guy hired someone like Alina Habba for his attorney, the dog went down.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
Many human-bear interactions could be avoided if people took basic precautions, such as not leaving food out, keeping their pets inside or leashed, and storing trash in bear-proof receptacles.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 25, 2023
They plummeted towards the volcano as their largest piece of luggage - the forty-foot-tall Athena Parthenos - trailed after them, leashed to a harness on Nico’s back like a very ineffective parachute.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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In July, White House officials said they were attempting new leashing and training techniques on Commander, following a rash of attacks on personnel.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023
He envisions having informational screenings playing in the waiting room, building on awareness programs the community is already doing on best practices like leashing and kenneling to keep pets from harm.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Last week, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez sponsored the "Responsible Dog Ownership Act," which would create stronger laws related to the leashing and fencing of dogs.
From Fox News ● Mar. 30, 2021
“Thank you,” Christian Cooper says in response to her leashing her dog, as he lowers his phone and stops recording.
From Slate ● May 26, 2020
For a time they are stayed, while once more leashing the hound, and setting it upon the scent.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid