hound
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He once described himself as “a basset hound with a 25-watt personality.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Among typical dog breeds, the great Anglo-French tricolor hound had the strongest signal at 4.7 to 5.7 percent, followed by the Shiloh shepherd at 2.7 percent.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025
I look at the slender brown hound next me, grey whiskers poking out round his nose.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
Harley is a rescue hound, of indeterminate but clearly mixed breed, who is given to leaping in the air to snap at moths and making vain but enthusiastic attempts to catch lizards.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
Even as he spoke, Wart noticed that the hound music was weaker and more querulous.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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