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: any of a breed of small short-legged smooth-coated often black, white, and tan hounds
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About 1,000 animal welfare activists attempted to enter a beagle research facility in Wisconsin on Saturday, prompting law enforcement to fire rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrest multiple people, including the group’s leader. —
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 Around 25 protesters were arrested as around 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Saturday's protest was the second attempt in as many months by demonstrators to take beagles from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, about 25 miles (about 40 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Madison. —CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 About 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to break into a beagle research facility in rural Wisconsin on Saturday — and were met with rubber bullets and pepper spray. —Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beagle
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 Around 25 protesters were arrested as around 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Saturday's protest was the second attempt in as many months by demonstrators to take beagles from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, about 25 miles (about 40 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Madison. —CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 About 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to break into a beagle research facility in rural Wisconsin on Saturday — and were met with rubber bullets and pepper spray. —Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beagle
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“Beagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/beagle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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beagle
noun
bea·gle ˈbē-gəl 
: any of a breed of small hounds with short legs and smooth coats
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