as in pedigree
of unmixed ancestry
a thoroughbred dog
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as in full-blood
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Recent Examples of thoroughbred
Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Los Alamitos runs a year-round quarter horse and thoroughbred meeting that is partly made up of lower level thoroughbred horses.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Saul Klein, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Stable of thoroughbreds: Here, leaders compete with each other instead of working together.
—Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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The gut microbiomes of month-old thoroughbred foals can predict future racing success.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Los Alamitos runs a year-round quarter horse and thoroughbred meeting that is partly made up of lower level thoroughbred horses.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Other New Palo Alto thoroughbreds include fintechs Monzo, Revolut, and Tide, which provides mobile-first banking to SMEs, as well as fast-growing companies such as iPhone challenger Nothing and London-founded Cleo, the conversational AI pioneer that helps young US consumers manage their finances.
—Saul Klein, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Stable of thoroughbreds: Here, leaders compete with each other instead of working together.
—Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Thoroughbred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughbred. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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