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Recent Examples of police dog
While Amiri liked to unleash his police dog, Purcy, on people, Rombough favored a 40 mm launcher, authorities said.
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Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Officers searched the area using a drone and a police dog, but could not find him.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
When the deputy detected signs of criminal activity, a police dog was deployed to sniff the vehicle.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
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Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Officers searched the area using a drone and a police dog, but could not find him.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
When the deputy detected signs of criminal activity, a police dog was deployed to sniff the vehicle.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
Noun
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Karyn Cordner’s Raven, a five-year-old black German shepherd with a soft coat of fur, was being trained to become a guide dog by the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation in Bloomfield when the Simsbury resident first met her.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a robotic guide dog system that can talk to users, offering real-time navigation assistance and two-way communication.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The emphasis is more on their functionality as a working dog, rather than their breed.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the Air Force concurs with the overall recommendation in the report to increase the number of caretakers for military working dogs and to develop a plan to upgrade all of the kennel facilities.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Jessie Holmes and his team of sled dogs successfully defended their Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title this week, becoming the first musher to accomplish the feat in a decade.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Her favorite pieces she’s written for Outside are about competing on the Discovery show Naked and Afraid, being a woman alone in the woods, learning to write, and mischievous sled dog Blowhole.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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William Tong thought a puppy dog would be innocuous.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the opposite: a big, smiling, slobbering puppy dog of a human being.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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