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Recent Examples of stockman
Just as Darwin cultivated stockmen and pigeon breeders for their familiarity with the mysterious laws of inheritance, biologists interested in rattlesnakes have beaten a path to Martin’s door.
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Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In the early 1990s, a stockman noticed cattle drinking at a place where no water should have been available.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
The larger piece found its way to the Esperance Museum, but the smaller piece remained undiscovered until the curious stockman uncovered it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
In addition to being a pilot, Rhiley worked as a stockman, per The Guardian.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
The hill where the breach happened was a landmark to locals and used to be a popular destination for hayrides, said Bill Pannbacker, a farmer and stockman.
—John Hanna, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
Set in Alice Springs, Australia, in 1929, the movie tracks the fate of Sam (a fine Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal stockman forced to flee after killing a white farmer in self-defense.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
The Oregon Badlands are home to ancient Native American petroglyphs, which pop up on weathered rocks, as well as remnants of white settlement, like an old stockman’s shelter and a fenced-off cistern on the side of the trail.
—OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
If there’s any sort of trouble on public lands that affects ranchers in any minor way, that stockman calls his congressman, calls his county commissioner, calls his councilman.
—National Geographic, 12 Feb. 2016
Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In the early 1990s, a stockman noticed cattle drinking at a place where no water should have been available.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
The larger piece found its way to the Esperance Museum, but the smaller piece remained undiscovered until the curious stockman uncovered it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
In addition to being a pilot, Rhiley worked as a stockman, per The Guardian.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
The hill where the breach happened was a landmark to locals and used to be a popular destination for hayrides, said Bill Pannbacker, a farmer and stockman.
—John Hanna, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
Set in Alice Springs, Australia, in 1929, the movie tracks the fate of Sam (a fine Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal stockman forced to flee after killing a white farmer in self-defense.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
The Oregon Badlands are home to ancient Native American petroglyphs, which pop up on weathered rocks, as well as remnants of white settlement, like an old stockman’s shelter and a fenced-off cistern on the side of the trail.
—OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
If there’s any sort of trouble on public lands that affects ranchers in any minor way, that stockman calls his congressman, calls his county commissioner, calls his councilman.
—National Geographic, 12 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockman
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Together, almost 200 lawsuits allege that everyone from cattlemen to meat wholesalers and distributors to end users like McDonald’s have lost billions of dollars because they were either forced to pay too much for beef or were paid too little for their cattle.Peter Green, Quartz, 26 Oct. 2024
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Hurd's haul includes cash infusions from the Koch brothers and other conservative PACs like the Mainstreet Partnership, and the national cattlemen's and automobile dealers' associations.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 24 June 2024
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The museum would later acquire and display the nine-by-nine-foot Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps, depicting a black horseman in camouflage and Timberlands against a background with tiny sperm swimming throughout — a recurring theme in his early work.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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That depth of bench is the main reason that Thoroughbred horsemen from around the world are so keen to come Stateside to test their luck come November.Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Rodeo, descended from practices established by Spanish and Mexican ranchers, had been molded into its modern form through the participation of Black cowboys, and Boley’s iteration formalized it locally as an event.Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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But because control measures have been so effective over the last half a century, today’s ranchers are unfamiliar with how to identify and treat screwworm infestations.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Stockman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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