purebred
Example Sentences
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For 31 years Labradors topped the American Kennel Club’s purebred rankings, which are based on more than one million annual registrations.
Dogs are, in fact, Thompson’s first major example of a shift in status: He traces rescue dogs’ rise and purebred dogs’ decline in popular estimation over the past few decades.
From New York Times
This new approach, which she calls “incredibly elegant” and “impressive,” allowed the researchers to include not just purebred dogs but also mixed-breed ones in their investigation of the genetics underlying behaviors.
From Scientific American
To identify the behavioral traits that best defined each lineage, the researchers analyzed behavioral surveys completed by the owners of more than 46,000 purebred dogs.
From New York Times
The governor now spent his free time on sprawling ranches, riding purebred stallions, and was also accused of taking funds from an aid program for poor farmers.
From New York Times
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