border collie
noun
variants
often Border collie
: any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdogs of British origin noted for their herding abilities
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Ten gifted dogs — including a border collie named Basket and a Labrador named Augie — watched their owners hold a new toy and talk to another person about it.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Bulldog or border collie, barking or getting its belly rubbed, a dog can be many things while still remaining a dog.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Bella, a border collie mix who's 10 months old, was surrendered to the Benton Franklin Humane Society on October 25 after her family moved away.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Tam, Card’s black-and-white border collie, had jumped in the trench and was poised to undertake an unauthorized dig.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Bulldog or border collie, barking or getting its belly rubbed, a dog can be many things while still remaining a dog.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Bella, a border collie mix who's 10 months old, was surrendered to the Benton Franklin Humane Society on October 25 after her family moved away.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Tam, Card’s black-and-white border collie, had jumped in the trench and was poised to undertake an unauthorized dig.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Border collie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/border%20collie. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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