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bugs

[buhgz] / bʌgz /
NOUN
vermin
Synonyms


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For example, the likes of pugs, Frenchies and English bulldogs all have issues with their breathing because of their squashed facial features and Scottish Fold cats suffer a lot from arthritis.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Another mourner held one of Valentino's beloved pugs.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

When owners gushed that their Frenchies and pugs resembled human babies, I took offense on behalf of all parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Specific dog breeds at increased risk include chow chows, bulldogs, French bulldogs, dogue de Bordeaux, greyhounds, boxers, English springer spaniels, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, pugs, golden retrievers and Staffordshire bull terriers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

The glossy pages of succeeding months blossom around it: landscapes of fluted mountains for 1964; a curious collection of Irish setters and pugs in 1969; twelve varieties of jasmine for each month of 1973.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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