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pet

[pet] / pɛt /






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The building housed a pet shop and an animation centre.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

But there was a loophole: Raw milk could be sold across state lines if labeled as pet food.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

The German chemicals company is expected to benefit from easing competition and improving trends in its pet food division, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Chen Chaohui, the company’s founder and CEO, described it as “a pet TikTok” to Yahoo Finance, though one hopes pets will be spared the A.I.-generated fruit videos currently plaguing human users.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

A worm was small, the way a pet should be.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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