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canine

[key-nahyn] / ˈkeɪ naɪn /
NOUN
domesticated canid or animal resembling one
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Firefighters, including a canine search unit, inspected the site.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

When the canine made its tabloid debut on TMZ the next day, Swifties were agog: “Cat lady” Taylor Swift, it seemed, had become a dog mom.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Researchers are increasingly examining how diseases transmitted by vectors may have restricted where canine populations could survive and expand.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Cuaya and Hernández-Pérez also hope their findings will help show people to communicate more effectively with their own beloved canine companions.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

As Penelope and the Incorrigibles watched, the woman toddled down the street in happy communion with her canine companion, who now rode contented and collarless in her purse.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

Asked about the fate of the thousands of unaccounted-for canines, he acknowledged they had likely "already been eaten."

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Research into augmentative and alternative communication systems has demonstrated that some dogs can learn to use soundboards that “speak” for the canines and combine concepts in unexpectedly sophisticated ways.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

Activists in white hazmat suits carry floppy-eared canines away as he waves papers at a police officer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Under a $1.6-million annual contract with the city, a nonprofit group called Dogs Playing for Life ensures that shelter dogs get out of their kennels for walks, play time with other canines and human interaction.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

His upper canines had never grown in, and the string of holistic dentists my parents had taken him to as a child had failed to notice until it was too late.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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