man's best friend

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In recent years, man’s best friend has plummeted from a 10 to a 2.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The AI industry hopes robots will unseat the dog someday as man’s best friend, but Fido is safe — for now.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023

It's said that a dog is a man's best friend, but the wild dingo is much maligned in Australia.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023

So the last hope for this paradisiacal island to find closure, for proper grieving and healing, rests with man’s best friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

“Yes,” said Kyle, and then he repeated the entire quote: “‘Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein