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Recent Examples of stockyard
In addition to working horses, the authors focus on the cattle and pigs being slaughtered in the Chicago stockyards, the elephants touring the country with P.T. Barnum’s circus, and the city dogs swept up daily by dogcatchers and taken to the pound.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
The Kimpton Harper Fort Worth is in the heart of downtown and within easy walking distance of the convention center and a short driver to the famous stockyards.
—Kim Westerman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Hit the Hay Western ranchers start to get their fill of deer this month as herds of whitetails, mule deer and even elk descend from neighboring public land on second-cutting alfalfa bales stored in stockyards.
—Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
Refrigerated trucking gave stockyard owners the flexibility to move wherever business conditions suited, which frequently meant anonymous, horizontal structures in the countryside.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
The Kimpton Harper Fort Worth is in the heart of downtown and within easy walking distance of the convention center and a short driver to the famous stockyards.
—Kim Westerman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Hit the Hay Western ranchers start to get their fill of deer this month as herds of whitetails, mule deer and even elk descend from neighboring public land on second-cutting alfalfa bales stored in stockyards.
—Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
Refrigerated trucking gave stockyard owners the flexibility to move wherever business conditions suited, which frequently meant anonymous, horizontal structures in the countryside.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockyard
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Previous research has shown that seaweed helps cut methane emissions in feedlot cattle and dairy cows.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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The imports are primarily feeder cattle destined for U.S. feedlots.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Hurts only threw for 108 yards in that game and wide receiver AJ Brown criticized the passing offense after the matchup.Sam Joseph and, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles started out slinging: Hurts up the seam to Grant Calcaterra for 22 yards; Hurts to Brown on a 7-yard slant; Hurts to DeVonta Smith for a 20-yard crosser.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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In her first episode, Hadid’s Sadie has a not-so-friendly run-in with Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly), and is later shown dressed in full Western gear, riding a horse during the auction at Yellowstone ranch.Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the photos, Hadid is sitting on a fence of horse pen at the eponymous ranch of the popular TV show wearing a blue V-neck sleeveless shirt with jeans and suede chaps.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Stockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyard. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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