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: any of a breed of small short-legged smooth-coated often black, white, and tan hounds
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Other potential dodges or efforts to skirt the coming set of laws will indubitably be a keen topic for legal beagles and legal scholars.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The beagles raised and bred at the facility are sometimes experimented upon in the facility but can also be purchased and delivered to a buyer.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
For instance, memes of the bundled-up beagle announcing his exasperation with winter floated around the internet.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The incident occurred on Tuesday when CBP canine Freddie, a 5-year-old beagle trained to detect agricultural products, alerted officers to a suitcase belonging to Marie, who arrived from Cairo.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The beagles raised and bred at the facility are sometimes experimented upon in the facility but can also be purchased and delivered to a buyer.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
For instance, memes of the bundled-up beagle announcing his exasperation with winter floated around the internet.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The incident occurred on Tuesday when CBP canine Freddie, a 5-year-old beagle trained to detect agricultural products, alerted officers to a suitcase belonging to Marie, who arrived from Cairo.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
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“Beagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beagle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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beagle
noun
bea·gle
ˈbē-gəl 
: any of a breed of small hounds with short legs and smooth coats
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