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Sirius

[sir-ee-uhs] / ˈsɪr i əs /
NOUN
Dog Star
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Donald Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

When Stern moved to Sirius from terrestrial radio in 2016, he commanded a huge audience estimated at 20 million listeners a day.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

It came loaded with a subscription to the Sirius radio service, featuring a channel devoted entirely to Bruce called E Street Radio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Ms Crickmore called her winning vegetable Sirius, "because that's the brightest star in the sky".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Harry looked into the shadowed eyes of Sirius Black, the only part of the sunken face that seemed alive.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling