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poodle

[pood-l] / ˈpud l /


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Myers swaddled the dog in the towel and passed her to Raygosa, who lifted the poodle out of the depths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Such restraint today seems as quaint as poodle skirts and “I Love Lucy.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

"Doodle" dogs, where a poodle is crossed with a different breed, have become popular and have a reputation for being easy to handle and train.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

The poodle had become timid and was reluctant to leave Lee's side.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

In a fit of daring, she had had her hair cut short and curled all over in the latest style — the poodle, this was called.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

In another video played to the court, Warren told police his XL Bullies, one of which he bought on Gumtree, were "the friendliest dogs I know" and said poodles were "more aggressive".

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Chihuahuas, rat terriers and miniature poodles are muscling in on strength contests long dominated by big dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

A standard French poodle born near Paris, he belonged to an elegant, luxurious breed, though in previous centuries, poodles were used to retrieve game from water.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024

After they’ve finished doing their work, Amanda and Nicole can draw the best poodles, and they didn’t mind that I’d peek over their shoulder.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden


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