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as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs cows foraging in the pasture

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forage

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noun

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Verb
Unlike many birds that forage for easy-to-access food, these crows face a challenge: much of their diet consists of hard-to-reach insects and grubs hidden deep inside tree bark or nestled within crevices. Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Wild turkeys are indigenous to North America, having foraged their way from Central America up to eastern Canada. Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, the study found that the availability of nutritional forage had the largest impact on moose population growth across the three study areas. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024 Owens Viani said proponents had also hoped to create buffer zones around agricultural areas, where birds of prey forage and which are part of habitat ranges for mountain lions, coyotes and other animals. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forage 
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  • The Maasai in Kenya have been grazing their cattle alongside lions and elephants for centuries.
    Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Chido, the strongest cyclone to hit Mayotte in nearly a century, also grazed nearby Madagascar and Comoros before making landfall in Mozambique, causing flash flooding and other damage.
    Peter Weber, theweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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  • Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers will have access to stream via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That was no different in 2024, with a construction worker turning up a nude marble deity hidden some 1,600 years ago, an art historian spotting a missing painting on his social media feed, and an amateur excavator digging up a confounding ancient Roman object.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • Thomsen’s 2021 find spurred the two women to continue their hunt—and take it public.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The news of Jonathan Bennett returning to his hunt for the next Hallmark Christmas movie star comes nearly two months after the competition's first season premiered on Oct. 31 on Hallmark+.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out to pasture at the Tokyo branch.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Things have come so far that last year, BMO dropped its last name — Harris — ending a 141-year run for a quintessentially Chicago banking brand, and likely putting its venerable cartoon mascot, Hubert the Harris Lion, out to pasture for good.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • As the farmer tells RTÉ News, he’s never encountered anything like this in his field before, and he’s been cutting silage in the same area for more than three decades.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
  • There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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  • Following a national search, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the appointment of the city’s new police chief Friday.
    Richard Harrold, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • His body was finally found five days after his disappearance, after a huge search across the island involving more than 100 volunteers.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • Fortunately for Boston, the Astros' latest addition could pave the way for Bregman to join the Red Sox in their quest to win a 10th World Series title in 2025.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The two become as close as brothers and go on a quest that pits them against the villainous white lion Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen) but also tests their bonds of friendship.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • Once in the public domain, these works become fodder for remakes, spinoffs and other adaptations.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • His many travails make the perfect fodder for National Geographic's riveting three-part documentary about Thompson's spectacular rise and precipitous fall: Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal, based on a 1998 book by Gary Kinder.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024

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