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canine

[key-nahyn] / ˈkeɪ naɪn /
NOUN
domesticated canid or animal resembling one
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Essentially a series of chases, the cartoon opens with the dog Bimbo hot on the tail of a chicken and continues with the same pooch being followed by a canine cop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

His voice performance that marked a generation was as the titular canine in “Wishbone,” an ambitious PBS show that debuted in the fall of 1995.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

For him, the magic of a canine performer cannot ever be replicated by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

A police dog and its handler searched marshland near to London Road and found a man who tried to run away but was stopped by the canine.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Life keeps whipping around and around, and on my last go-around, the Iditarod raised its furry canine head.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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