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- adjective Without
pets (domestic animals).
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Examples
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Is it the fact that the AP, which presumably knew at the outset that Obama was "petless" and was thus likely to score lower than McCain, conducted this poll at all? print share
Associated Press: Pet Owners Prefer McCain To "Petless" Obama 2009
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Yesterday the AP actually ran a story about a poll the news org did of pet owners, finding that they favor McCain over the "petless" Obama.
Iran 2009
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Yesterday the AP actually ran a story about a poll the news org did of pet owners, finding that they favor McCain over the "petless" Obama.
Associated Press Air-Brushes Away McCain's Joke About Killing Iranians 2009
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When you do have food waste -- and petless homes will always have some waste -- try to keep it out of the landfill, which has some serious environmental consequences.
Chris Elam: Food: Why We Waste So Much Chris Elam 2010
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When you do have food waste -- and petless homes will always have some waste -- try to keep it out of the landfill, which has some serious environmental consequences.
Chris Elam: Food: Why We Waste So Much Chris Elam 2010
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When you do have food waste -- and petless homes will always have some waste -- try to keep it out of the landfill, which has some serious environmental consequences.
Chris Elam: Food: Why We Waste So Much Chris Elam 2010
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When my daughter Charlotte went off to college, suddenly and abruptly petless, it did not take long before she determined the rule about pets in dorms: fish only.
Lori Day: When Parenting Your Adult Child Is Like Parenting Yourself: A Story Lori Day 2011
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Might pepper that with petless, newcomer and indecisive.
McCain Campaign Distances Itself From Gramm's "Nation Of Whiners" Comment 2009
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Pet owners find McCain with his house full of animals more appealing than the petless Obama
Associated Press: Pet Owners Prefer McCain To "Petless" Obama 2009
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That's a great question in theory, but remember not to ask petless people questions, because you can't trust them.
Associated Press: Pet Owners Prefer McCain To "Petless" Obama 2009
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