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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Expect homemade Italian bread, handcrafted, made-from-scratch daily, pasta, award-winning wines, and meat selections from the nation’s top butchers including Prime American steaks, free-range chicken, and a selection of fresh and sustainable seafood.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
In that sense, Rundell’s child heroes are also their own kind of endangered species: young people who slip the bonds of adult supervision, heading out all alone to do things that would make even the most committed of today’s free-range parents call 911.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Some researchers have warned that Toxoplasma prevalence may rise with the popularity of free-range, organically raised foods and climate change.
—Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 10 July 2024
The indoor market is comfortable in any weather and offers seasonal produce, as well as free-range meats, fresh eggs, artisan pantry staples, and local art.
—Outside Online, 29 July 2024
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
In that sense, Rundell’s child heroes are also their own kind of endangered species: young people who slip the bonds of adult supervision, heading out all alone to do things that would make even the most committed of today’s free-range parents call 911.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Some researchers have warned that Toxoplasma prevalence may rise with the popularity of free-range, organically raised foods and climate change.
—Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 10 July 2024
The indoor market is comfortable in any weather and offers seasonal produce, as well as free-range meats, fresh eggs, artisan pantry staples, and local art.
—Outside Online, 29 July 2024
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“Free-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-range. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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