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Great Pyrenees
noun
Great Pyr·e·nees
-ˈpir-ə-ˌnēz 
plural Great Pyrenees
: any of a breed of large heavy-coated white dogs often used to guard livestock
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The Great Pyrenees' instinct to roam, guard, and find their own solutions is deeply embedded in their DNA.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Katie, a woman going through cancer, asks her two college besties for a teensy little favor: steal a VW camper van from her ex and drive it from California back to Wisconsin, rescuing her beloved 100-pound Great Pyrenees on the way home.
—Amy Poeppel, People.com, 11 June 2025
The Great Pyrenees is a large breed of dog, often weighing more than 100 pounds and standing up to 32 inches at the shoulder when fully grown, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The dog, which looks more like a golden retriever and collie, turned out to be 30 percent German shepherd, 20 percent pit bull, 20 percent Great Pyrenees and a random mix of the rest.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Katie, a woman going through cancer, asks her two college besties for a teensy little favor: steal a VW camper van from her ex and drive it from California back to Wisconsin, rescuing her beloved 100-pound Great Pyrenees on the way home.
—Amy Poeppel, People.com, 11 June 2025
The Great Pyrenees is a large breed of dog, often weighing more than 100 pounds and standing up to 32 inches at the shoulder when fully grown, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The dog, which looks more like a golden retriever and collie, turned out to be 30 percent German shepherd, 20 percent pit bull, 20 percent Great Pyrenees and a random mix of the rest.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Great Pyrenees.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Great%20Pyrenees. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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