golden retriever
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat
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Although the golden retriever has long settled into his new home in New York, his tear-jerking farewell is still leaving a trail of dewy-eyed viewers in its wake.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The excited, furry tail belonged to a 6-month-old golden retriever puppy named Freddy, who had been reported missing in Pottsville County over a week earlier.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The arena erupted with cheers for Penny the Doberman pinscher and for a golden retriever named Tuffy, a representative of a popular breed that has never won.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
At the garden society’s headquarters, Alice (AnnaSophia Robb), a naive high school literature teacher, desperately searches for her missing golden retriever, Molly.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The excited, furry tail belonged to a 6-month-old golden retriever puppy named Freddy, who had been reported missing in Pottsville County over a week earlier.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The arena erupted with cheers for Penny the Doberman pinscher and for a golden retriever named Tuffy, a representative of a popular breed that has never won.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
At the garden society’s headquarters, Alice (AnnaSophia Robb), a naive high school literature teacher, desperately searches for her missing golden retriever, Molly.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Golden retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20retriever. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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