golden retriever
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat
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At the garden society’s headquarters, Alice (AnnaSophia Robb), a naive high school literature teacher, desperately searches for her missing golden retriever, Molly.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Among the 201 eligible breeds, dachshunds lead the way with 52 representatives, followed by poodles (44), French bulldogs (40), chihuahuas (39) and golden retrievers (38).
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Breeds in the hunting group include the Labrador retriever, German shorthaired pointer, cocker spaniel and golden retriever.
Hound groupDogs in the hound group were bred to warm-blooded quarry.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Among the 201 eligible breeds, dachshunds lead the way with 52 representatives, followed by poodles (44), French bulldogs (40), chihuahuas (39) and golden retrievers (38).
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Breeds in the hunting group include the Labrador retriever, German shorthaired pointer, cocker spaniel and golden retriever.
Hound groupDogs in the hound group were bred to warm-blooded quarry.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Golden retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20retriever. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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