canine
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The cat’s “puppy-like confidence” is as close as Jill gets to any canine allusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
His voice performance that marked a generation was as the titular canine in “Wishbone,” an ambitious PBS show that debuted in the fall of 1995.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
For Vince, who spoke with AFP at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, the audience reception to news of the latest production, which sees the canine hero back on the basketball court, has been "overwhelming."
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
A police dog and its handler searched marshland near to London Road and found a man who tried to run away but was stopped by the canine.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
We stood against the chain-link fence in front of the dead man’s neighbor’s house watching the gargantuan canine panting and licking his chops and whining inside the car.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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