family plot
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When Jessica Moul went scrolling through Craigslist for a new family pet, she knew she wanted an itty-bitty pig.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
"First and foremost, she is a family pet," she added.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024
“Everyone was barefoot, in the pool, my dog was in the pool,” Wang says of Chauncey, her poodle mix who steals scenes as the family pet in Margaret’s glassy tower apartment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
“Yesterday around 8 p.m., a Secret Service Uniformed Division police officer came in contact with a first family pet and was bitten,” Steven Kopek, a spokesman for the agency, said on Tuesday.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2023
That’s the Spanish word for a dog who’s the family pet.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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