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petting

[pet-ing] / ˈpɛt ɪŋ /








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Companies offer tests, supplements and guidance—like petting zoos and dirt piles—with the promise of improving infants’ health.

From The Wall Street Journal

The companies also offer recommendations, like giving certain supplements or bringing babies to a petting zoo, which they said can improve children’s microbiomes.

From The Wall Street Journal

He couldn’t even stand to see me petting an old hog, or a cat.

From Literature

There, visitors can spend time petting the rodents for about $32.

From The Wall Street Journal

Signs on most kennels asked visitors to avoid putting their hands inside the kennels or petting the animals.

From Los Angeles Times