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[tab-ee] / ˈtæb i /


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In New York, apparently it’s now financially impossible to own a tabby without state assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Since then, the white and tabby cat, officially introduced on Downing Street's website as the "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office", has reigned supreme from the country's most photographed doorstep.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

When Alan gave his Persian tabby cat, Smokey, its regular flea treatment last year, he thought nothing could go wrong.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Ancona and Mathews, 71, escaped the fire with pictures they grabbed from the walls and their 14-year-old mixed tabby cat Callie.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Isn't it fascinating how long a few minutes seem when you are completely alone—except for a valiant tabby companion—at a strange train depot with not a familiar face in sight?

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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