golden retriever
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat
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Jack the golden retriever wandered from group to group, investigating tourists and their dogs, sniffing at customers' flip-flops, sandals, running shoes and otherwise ubiquitous Xtratuf rubber boots, often worn with the tops folded down to show off a colorful lining of sea creatures.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Beacon, the golden retriever who provided support during the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic trials, has returned home after he was hospitalized last week.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
The team’s original mascot was a golden retriever called Maddie, named for Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden, the Liberty’s home arena since the WNBA’s first season in 1997.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Our 12-year-old golden retriever, Colby, succumbed to cancer and crossed the rainbow bridge.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2024
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Beacon, the golden retriever who provided support during the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic trials, has returned home after he was hospitalized last week.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
The team’s original mascot was a golden retriever called Maddie, named for Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden, the Liberty’s home arena since the WNBA’s first season in 1997.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Our 12-year-old golden retriever, Colby, succumbed to cancer and crossed the rainbow bridge.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2024
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