free-range
adjective
: allowed to range and forage with relative freedom
free-range chickens
also
: of, relating to, or produced by free-range animals
free-range eggs
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Canada also has fewer free-range chickens, which are more susceptible to getting infected.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Ducks and other waterfowl are a major reservoir for the bird flu virus, making backyard chicken flocks located near ponds or wetlands more susceptible, particularly if the chickens are free-range.
—Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
With James Austin Johnson returning as a free-range Trump and Mike Myers reprising his role as Musk hovering near the president like a wisecracking helicopter parent, the show followed the money.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Fresh seafood is caught daily, and the resort serves premium free-range organic poultry.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Ducks and other waterfowl are a major reservoir for the bird flu virus, making backyard chicken flocks located near ponds or wetlands more susceptible, particularly if the chickens are free-range.
—Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
With James Austin Johnson returning as a free-range Trump and Mike Myers reprising his role as Musk hovering near the president like a wisecracking helicopter parent, the show followed the money.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Fresh seafood is caught daily, and the resort serves premium free-range organic poultry.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Free-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-range. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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