vet
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If you are concerned that your dog is becoming dangerous, Glanville advises contacting a vet or specially trained dog liaison officers at the force for advice.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Transparency advocates counter that sharing mug shots can help solve crimes, vet claims of police abuse and avoid confusion when a person has a common name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
An examination by Sweet's own vet confirmed the diagnosis but when she told Hopkins, she said she refused to honour the six-month warranty.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I learned a lot of that in Tennessee. I had a great vet in Joe Milton. He was a great quarterback,” Iamaleava said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"That's not what we hear. The vet says you'll be laid up for six weeks, maybe longer."
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Also like many vets, he loves guns, and is excited, post-recovery, to “go hog hunting.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She said she never blindly trusts her AI and vets its custom plans with time-tested training principles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Indeed, studies have shown that vets get better care at the VA than through private providers.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
At the door I paused; the place was already full, jammed with vets in loose gray shirts and trousers and women in short, tight-fitting, stiffly starched gingham aprons.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Costco members “know that if they buy something from Costco, it has been vetted, and we feel it’s the best thing in the category,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But who needs Yelp when you have neighbors who have already vetted every home service you could possibly need?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Walter tapped insurers he controlled to provide most of the financing for the $2.15-billion acquisition of the Dodgers in 2012, The Times has reported — a deal later vetted by state insurance regulators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: We vetted the best deals online right now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
His story was vetted and scrutinized by former prisoners and guards from the camps, as well as by human rights lawyers, South Korean journalists, and other experts with extensive knowledge of the camps.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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Germany's young defence firms face other hurdles, from lengthy security vetting for staff to red tape.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Police Scotland added: "We have already stated publicly that the vetting landscape in 2026 is markedly different from that in 2009 and, under current arrangements, Alan Greer's application would not have progressed."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Following the review and in response to concern over high-profile vetting failures in England including the case of David Carrick, Police Scotland initiated a "historic data wash".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But even with careful vetting, it is possible to be hit with surprises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
We should start peer review and vetting so they can be officially accepted.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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