greyhound racing
Britishnoun
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"Welsh government action followed tens of thousands of people signing a petition supporting the phasing out of greyhound racing," it said.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
According to the RSPCA, there are only nine countries in the world that still allow commercial greyhound racing, including all four UK nations.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Once a sport that packed out stadiums across the country, greyhound racing is facing extinction in Scotland.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
"So when and if Thornton Stadium closes, then I would assume that greyhound racing in Scotland will end."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
A woman at the table enthuses about greyhound racing, the speed, the charge she feels watching it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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