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retriever

[ri-tree-ver] / rɪˈtri vər /


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A 12-year-old Labrador retriever named Sugar was sprawled on a hardwood floor of a Brooklyn apartment.

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

Pickle is an eight-year-old black labrador retriever guide dog.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

By scanning the entire genome of each golden retriever, they identified genetic markers that appeared more frequently in dogs displaying particular behavioral traits.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Kind of like a golden retriever, as insulting as that is to Bieber Spier.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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