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Recent Examples of sled dog
Balto, the sled dog who helped deliver life-saving medicine across Alaska, lived for eight more years after this scare.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Now, six years shy of the 100th anniversary of sled dog racing at the Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport, talk continues to swirl of the sport one day making a return to the Games.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
While Danish special forces do operate the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol — a special force which patrols remote, icy areas using sled dogs — that is just one part of its military presence.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The detail here is stunning, down to the leather harnesses on the three sled dogs.
—Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 5 May 2025
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Now, six years shy of the 100th anniversary of sled dog racing at the Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport, talk continues to swirl of the sport one day making a return to the Games.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
While Danish special forces do operate the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol — a special force which patrols remote, icy areas using sled dogs — that is just one part of its military presence.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The detail here is stunning, down to the leather harnesses on the three sled dogs.
—Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sled dog
Noun
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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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Former Rhode Islander stepped up to adopt wolf dog That's when former Rhode Island resident Ron Monroe stepped in.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 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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Former Democratic White House nominee John Kerry also frequently got himself in trouble by going out on hunting expeditions attempting to connect to gun owners and hunters.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Wielding his ancient rulebook, the Lawyer spends much of the movie watching the carnage occur as a pair of sadistic twins (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy) and other hunters try to track down and murder Grace and Faith (Kathryn Newton), her estranged sister who gets roped into this mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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West Sacramento officers then called in a police dog and used less-lethal weapons to take the man into custody.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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While Amiri liked to unleash his police dog, Purcy, on people, Rombough favored a 40 mm launcher, authorities said.—
Aldo Toledo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
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The onboard disagreement escalated as other passengers also sought to use the underseat space reserved for the guide dog, raising questions about enforcing service animal rules on commercial flights.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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At every rehearsal, Eliza's guide dog Zynga watches the action.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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