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In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "Warning: The star of new musical ‘Because of Winn-Dixie’ at Goodspeed may steal your heart," 3 July 2019 Odder still is the inclusion of a kidney transplant—from one human to another, regrettably, rather than from, say, wolfhound to peke. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "“Tomb Raider” and “Isle of Dogs,” Reviewed," 15 Mar. 2018 The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because—for the first time ever—the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins. — Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, "First Ever Confirmed Case of Puppy Identical Twins," 2 Sep. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wolfhound.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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