tabby
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My cats, Cutie and Socks — one’s a tabby and the other is a tuxedo cat — wake me up by mewing and walking on me.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
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
When Alan gave his Persian tabby cat, Smokey, its regular flea treatment last year, he thought nothing could go wrong.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
Meaghan was talking about getting a kitten and was trying to decide between a calico and a tabby.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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