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puppy

[puhp-ee] / ˈpʌp i /
NOUN
young dog
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The 2½-month-old puppy, Peanut, was brought in as a stray on March 9 after being rescued by a good Samaritan in Arcadia, according to Jamie Holeman, chief marketing and communications officer at Pasadena Humane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A Claude-based agent books her airline tickets and hotels, and she recently built another to help with her new German shepherd puppy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

She also raised concerns over designer crossbreeds being bred by puppy farms, leading to bad behaviour and bad health.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Getting a puppy, getting engaged, saving championship point and winning a long-awaited Indian Wells title – it has been a week world number one Aryna Sabalenka will remember "for the rest of my life".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Since Cocoa’s a puppy, her venom probably isn’t that strong.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas