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an aggressive and fiercely determined person
a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder
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Puppy Bowl 2025 will also highlight 11 dogs with special needs — including Jolene, an American pit bull terrier who uses a wheelchair, and Sprinkle, an Australian shepherd mix who is blind and hearing impaired.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Rakeem Young, 34, was attacked while walking his 4-year-old pit bull Chanel near Southern Blvd.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
On April 20, 1990, in the 2200 block of North Drake Avenue on the Northwest Side, Cruz, a Clemente High School student, was shot to death and also attacked by a pit bull, according to court records and Tribune archives.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Yves — model, singer and activist — poses with his foster pit bull Banjo in his studio apartment in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Rakeem Young, 34, was attacked while walking his 4-year-old pit bull Chanel near Southern Blvd.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
On April 20, 1990, in the 2200 block of North Drake Avenue on the Northwest Side, Cruz, a Clemente High School student, was shot to death and also attacked by a pit bull, according to court records and Tribune archives.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Yves — model, singer and activist — poses with his foster pit bull Banjo in his studio apartment in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bull. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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