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pets

NOUN
favorite thing, person
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Experts warn against feeding coyotes in residential neighborhoods, yards or parks because the animals can lose their fear of people and eventually test humans and pets as potential prey, according to the Urban Coyote Project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"While we will never know if any of the three dogs were pets or how people treated them, it is evident they received different treatment than other dogs," said Tomczyk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

A reduced-cost veterinary clinic has treated 160 pets in its first 11 days, according to the RSPCA.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It is also a testament to the positive influence that pets can exert on their owners’ interiorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But Alex was thinking about Nim and wondering whether Selkie and Fred were her sister and brother, or pets.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr


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