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pet

Definition for pet

adjective as in favorite

noun as in favorite thing, person

Strongest matches

dog, lover, treasure

verb as in stroke fondly

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caress, coddle, cuddle, fondle, pamper

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baby, cosset, dandle, embrace, grab, hug, love, neck, pat, spoil, touch

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Private and social housing tenants are to be given new rights to request to keep a pet, while private housing tenants are to be allowed to make changes to the property they are renting.

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GMP said the mother and child were able to escape uninjured with their pets after their vehicle's alarm sounded as it burned.

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The complaint came two years after a San Francisco Chronicle investigation unearthed allegations that the pet facility was hiring inexperienced employees, staff had insufficient training and facilities in the Bay Area were understaffed.

Some pet cats that live on dairy farms were infected with the H5N1 virus by drinking raw milk.

“The idea that pets, or any other non-human, could be registered to vote and participate in election is both absurd and deeply alarming,” according to the memo from the two supervisors.

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