as in pedigree
of unmixed ancestry
that horse is a purebred Arabian
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Recent Examples of purebred
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The American Kennel Club, the world's largest registry of purebred dogs, revealed its ranking for the most popular dog breeds of 2024 on Tuesday.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The American Kennel Club (AKC), the world's largest purebred dog registry, revealed on Tuesday, March 18, that the French bulldog is the AKC's most popular breed for the third year in a row.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Mushers gather at trailheads and parking lots for long weekends of racing, with world-champion sprinters (often huge, muscular pointers with legs a mile long) competing alongside teams of purebred Siberians and assorted mutts.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2025
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In addition, if a crossbreeding of different breeds took place multiple generations back, it may not be detected on DNA testing, giving a 'false positive' purebred result.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The American Kennel Club, the world's largest registry of purebred dogs, revealed its ranking for the most popular dog breeds of 2024 on Tuesday.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The American Kennel Club (AKC), the world's largest purebred dog registry, revealed on Tuesday, March 18, that the French bulldog is the AKC's most popular breed for the third year in a row.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Mushers gather at trailheads and parking lots for long weekends of racing, with world-champion sprinters (often huge, muscular pointers with legs a mile long) competing alongside teams of purebred Siberians and assorted mutts.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2025
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thoroughbred
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The Regulatory Division has day to day oversight of 5,200 tobacco permits, 6,500 alcohol permits, more than 50 medical marijuana permits, the state's three casinos, and live thoroughbred racing.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2025
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Brooks uses the horse’s history to illuminate the Black grooms and trainers who laid the track for thoroughbred racing in America.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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“Purebred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purebred. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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