as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
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Will Rogers’s Historic Estate Actor and political commentator Will Rogers first bought land in Santa Monica in the 1920s, which developed into a 359-acre ranch overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
Share your thoughts | More about Emily Cochrane When Randy Dillard, who spent years supervising Mr. Carter’s boyhood farm, took over overseeing maintenance at the ranch home, the Carters presented him with a list.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Considering she was spotted with Yellowstone star Kevin Costner earlier in the week, perhaps his signature ranch style on the show is rubbing off on her.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
Once, the island’s hills and valleys were home to 11 Chumash villages (and Santa Cruz served as a sheep ranch as recently as 1984).
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
Share your thoughts | More about Emily Cochrane When Randy Dillard, who spent years supervising Mr. Carter’s boyhood farm, took over overseeing maintenance at the ranch home, the Carters presented him with a list.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Considering she was spotted with Yellowstone star Kevin Costner earlier in the week, perhaps his signature ranch style on the show is rubbing off on her.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
Once, the island’s hills and valleys were home to 11 Chumash villages (and Santa Cruz served as a sheep ranch as recently as 1984).
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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