canine
Example Sentences
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The cancer wasn’t cured but was greatly reduced, improving the quality of life for his canine companion.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
By comparing canine and molar teeth, they reconstructed patterns of development during the first six years of life.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
The final novel from Mario Vargas Llosa, Allegra Goodman’s family saga, a case of canine possession and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
You get a contact high from the canine joy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Giving himself repeated daily shots of canine insulin in the abdomen, arm, or leg, Woolf almost certainly spent his days boomeranging between insulin gluts and deficits.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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