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Recent Examples of police dog
With the assistance of another police dog, the suspect was arrested and taken to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment of a dog bite, the department said.
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Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Conley had a police dog brought in, which revealed the presence of narcotics.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
While Amiri liked to unleash his police dog, Purcy, on people, Rombough favored a 40 mm launcher, authorities said.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Conley had a police dog brought in, which revealed the presence of narcotics.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
While Amiri liked to unleash his police dog, Purcy, on people, Rombough favored a 40 mm launcher, authorities said.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
Noun
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More than 100 puppies and 150 volunteers descended on Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on April 19 for an annual guide dog training program.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Barlak, a Seeing Eye spokesperson, pointed to a growing concern in the guide dog community.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The emphasis is more on their functionality as a working dog, rather than their breed.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the Air Force concurs with the overall recommendation in the report to increase the number of caretakers for military working dogs and to develop a plan to upgrade all of the kennel facilities.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jessie Holmes and his team of sled dogs successfully defended their Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title this week, becoming the first musher to accomplish the feat in a decade.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The grueling sled dog race covers about 1,000 miles in the Alaska wilderness.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the children, who look like waxy versions of my own, this is my husband, with the soft face and the plaid shirt and the puppy dog— Eyes.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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