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sniffer

[snif-er] / ˈsnɪf ər /


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Search teams with sniffer dogs continued to look for victims on Thursday, a day after the collision in central Spain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The dog team individually lists each animal on the company website as an official "sniffer", alongside their photographs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Police officers and sniffer dogs were in the grounds of the abbey ahead of the service, which lasted about 90 minutes.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Trudeau’s government hired a film crew to capture two Black Hawk helicopters and a sniffer dog on patrol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Truant officers and their sniffer dogs'd be put on my trail.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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