tabby
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Since then, the white and tabby cat, officially introduced on Downing Street's website as the "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office", has reigned supreme from the country's most photographed doorstep.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Across the pond, Larry, a stray tabby dubbed the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, lives at the British prime minister’s residence and regularly gets press coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
It has been known for decades that it is genetics that gives orange tabby cats their distinctive colouring, but exactly where in the genetic code has evaded scientists till now.
From BBC • May 15, 2025
At the time of this story's publication, both are still at the shelter waiting to be adopted . . . although the calico is currently advertised as bonded with a different gray tabby.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
I looked over toward the cage, and there on the other side of the window was a pathetic tabby face looking in.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
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