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bloodhound
noun
blood·hound
ˈbləd-ˌhau̇nd 
1
: any of a breed of large powerful hounds of European origin remarkable for acuteness of smell
2
: a person keen in pursuit
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During the week of March 10, bloodhounds alerted on Yust’s scent near 247th Street and Ridgeview Road during one of several large searches that had taken place since Yust’s disappearance.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
But the tourism industry partners with taxpayers the way a tick partners with a bloodhound.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Her ancestry includes a portion of bloodhound, another of black-and-tan hound, and just a dash of bluetick.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Still, the robbery sent an Oklahoma sheriff’s posse and bloodhounds after these bungling desperados.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
But the tourism industry partners with taxpayers the way a tick partners with a bloodhound.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Her ancestry includes a portion of bloodhound, another of black-and-tan hound, and just a dash of bluetick.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Still, the robbery sent an Oklahoma sheriff’s posse and bloodhounds after these bungling desperados.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Bloodhound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodhound. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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bloodhound
noun
blood·hound
ˈbləd-ˌhau̇nd
: any of a breed of large powerful hounds with a wrinkled face and a very good sense of smell
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