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Recent Examples of house catMany purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025 Leopard cats — Prionailurus bengalensis — are found throughout southern and eastern Asia, researchers said, and are about the size of a house cat, but with longer legs.—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 When rescuers got hold of Taylor Swift, the cheetah, the cub was only three pounds and not much larger than the kitten of a domestic house cat.—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Bobcats are known to be skilled predators and have longer claws and teeth than domestic house cats.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for house cat
Horror isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but a spooky atmosphere has a way of bewitching even the jumpiest of scaredy cats.
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Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
The video proved popular, racking up more than 7 million views and 1 million likes, but the comments quickly became a debate on whether there was a right—or wrong—way to feed pet cats.
Instead of treats, this calendar is packed with a mix of exciting goodies like plush toys, kicker toys, balls and popular stimulants like catnip and silvervine to keep your kitty playful and merry.
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Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Any money coming into the club now was unlikely to form a kitty for Thomas Frank to delve into – and it is understood this £100m injection is not a new transfer war chest.
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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