pup
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"When I joined police 15 months ago they said to be ready for anything, so I guess this demonstrates that's true!" said Constable Taylor, who escorted the pup.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
As El Niño and a marine heatwave threaten mass strandings along California beaches, the release of one rescued seal pup offers a window into the possible crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The NFL star added that he wanted to “talk it over with Tay” before including the pup in the photoshoot, but she was “all for it.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
It states these can have long-lasting consequences to the animals' health and that it can lead to pup abandonment, wasted energy from staying alert and injuries from panic fleeing.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
I lay there in bed, mad and fretful all day, thinking how silly it was for Lisbeth to expect me to want a pup when I already had me a full-grown dog.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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The bill signing comes as California’s gray wolves had at least 42 pups this year — a record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
When temperatures rise, the females abandon their pups to hunt for food, he explained.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Our new pups have big reputations to live up to, but we're confident they will progress to become stars themselves in fighting crime and keeping the public safe."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The announcement resembled Colossal’s rollout of the “dire wolf” pups: Publications that had received guided tours of its lab produced breathless articles taking Colossal’s claims at face value, generally lacking skeptical commentary by unaffiliated biologists.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
“Like I told Matthew Lyle, it’s just two pups a-fleeing for safety, seeking their refuge.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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Some dogs are pupped in this condition; others are only affected in this way when age has far advanced.
From The Dog by Dinks
But they've beat me plumb out—same as if I was some sucker who ain't never roped an' branded a three-year-old steer since I was pupped.
From The Forfeit by Ridgwell Cullum
He rested again; then he continued: "That—that there dog was pupped on the track," he said, with a sad sort of a smile.
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
Let's see; how long have I been a-wearin' of that shirt; oh, I remember, I bought it jist two days afore Five Bob was pupped.
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
A thought struck me: one of the many curs, which range wild throughout Tehran, had just pupped under a ruined archway, close to our house.
From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by James Morier
"Although all of the cownose rays in Bermuda to date are females, we also observed small, immature rays suggesting pupping may have recently occurred here," said Ajemian.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
In its absence, harp seals swim farther and seek ice outside their traditional pupping grounds.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 made it safe for the seals to return from Canadian waters, but they didn’t establish pupping colonies until the early 1990s.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 2, 2023
An MP has called for dogs to be banned from beaches when seals are pupping.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
The time of pupping having arrived, as little noise or disturbance should be made as possible; but a keeper should be always at hand in case of abortion or difficult parturition.
From The Dog by William Youatt