Alaskan
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Togo is Mom’s husky, named after a famous Alaskan sled dog.
From Literature
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Native Alaskans’ traumatic history helps explain Greenland’s adamant opposition to an American takeover today.
And while Trilogy’s shares rose 184% on the day of the announcement, the stock price of small cap Northern Dynasty Minerals, the owners of a prospective Alaskan copper mine similar to Trilogy’s, rose just 33%.
From Barron's
It's considered the "four by four" version of the Arctic dog class because they're used to pulling heavy weights for long distances, according to Joan Sheehan from The Alaskan Malamute Club of the UK.
From BBC
The 36-year-old also sold merchandise at concerts, helped with a handbook on Alaskan farming and started doing graphic design, largely for other federal workers starting their own businesses.
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