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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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Landfill, feedlot, and wastewater treatment operators will also be embarrassed.Rob Jackson, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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In 1930, Warren Monfort founded Monfort Colorado Inc., pioneering the feedlot concept in the beef industry.Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
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Garden Fair: The Sweetwater Oaks Garden Club’s Garden Fair will feature vendors selling plants, shrubs, roses, orchids, birdhouses, decorative garden and yard art.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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After a year of throwing for over 4,000 yards and 35 touchdowns, and an estimate of nine teams needing a quarterback this offseason, Darnold is going to get another opportunity to start for a franchise in 2025.Tyler Small, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The family has launched a GoFundMe to keep the ranch afloat.Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Situated on 3,800 peaceful wooded acres, it was originally founded in the 1970s to be a working farm, cattle ranch, hunting reserve, and home for an Italian duke and duchess.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Stockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyard. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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