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as in cowboy
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range
a rough-hewn wrangler who never says much
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as in fighter
a person who takes part in a dispute
known as a petty, unrelenting wrangler who likes argument for the sake of argument
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Recent Examples of wrangler
When a team of scientists—accompanied by yaks and yak wranglers—traveled nearly four miles above sea level to the Guliya Glacier in northwest Tibet in 2015, their goal was to look back in time.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One time the cat escaped and ran underneath our set, so we were basically shut down for an hour while the animal wrangler crawled around trying to find him.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
The Basic Crafts unions represent about 8,000 workers in total, including drivers, animal wranglers, location managers, electricians and laborers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 July 2024
As the crew unions that make up much of the working class of Hollywood, these companies can and should respect their drivers, electricians, laborers, location professionals, plasterers, caterers, plumbers, animal trainers / wranglers and more.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One time the cat escaped and ran underneath our set, so we were basically shut down for an hour while the animal wrangler crawled around trying to find him.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
The Basic Crafts unions represent about 8,000 workers in total, including drivers, animal wranglers, location managers, electricians and laborers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 July 2024
As the crew unions that make up much of the working class of Hollywood, these companies can and should respect their drivers, electricians, laborers, location professionals, plasterers, caterers, plumbers, animal trainers / wranglers and more.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2024
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The number of Black cowboys in the region is hard to pinpoint.Tiffani Arnold, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
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Macy’s employees dressed as clowns, cowboys and more.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
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What is interesting is the graphic that shows the revenue share mode, along with retirement and insurance funds, there are images of past UFC fighters shown.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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When Assad’s regime appeared near collapse in 2015, Russia intervened by sending in fighter planes while Iran provided ground forces.Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The United States is a party in this case, because the Biden Administration sided with the plaintiffs.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement In the weeks since issuing his judgment, Carter incessantly pushed VA officials and the veteran plaintiffs’ housing experts to quickly produce modular units on the parking lot of UCLA’s Jackie Robinson stadium and other vacant parcels on the campus.Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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The indictment, spearheaded by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, accuses the defendants of engaging in a coordinated effort to overturn Trump's loss in the 2020 election.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The shooting sparked widespread outrage and protests over how the justice system treated Lester compared to defendants of color.Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
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The 49-year-old broadcaster, who took over the beloved game show from veteran host Pat Sajak in September, showcased his breakdancing skills while chatting with contestants during a commercial break on Tuesday, December 10.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 17-time Grammy winner was a Mega Mentor this season and sat in on bass in the Semifinals last week as the contestants tackled his songs in pairs.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy has been a vocal advocate for raw milk, and has criticized FDA policy forbidding interstate sales of the product.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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The findings confirm much of what advocates feared when SB 1718 passed: Hundreds of immigrants report psychological and financial stress, and most of them have hesitated to seek medical care.Yacob Reyes, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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George is a scrapper, used to taking care of himself.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Harris came across as a tough scrapper who could think on her feet and conceivably handle the rigors of the Oval Office.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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In this and other such statements, the United States projects an aura of neutrality -- even suggesting, on occasion, that the country could serve as a good-faith mediator between disputants.Michael T. Klare, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2013
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My disputant’s particular problem wasn’t with Carpenter’s voice but with its anodyne middle-of-the-road context (both musically and culturally).Wesley Stace, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018
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“Wrangler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangler. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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