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Recent Examples of bovine
Golden Guernsey, named for a bovine species known for dairy production (and from which Gertrude is styled), operated at the site for generations as a regional processor, bottler and distributor.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be lacking.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Made of bovine leather with shiny patent finish, these slingback pumps boast subtle, cute details like double bows at the toe and a pale pink heel.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be lacking.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Made of bovine leather with shiny patent finish, these slingback pumps boast subtle, cute details like double bows at the toe and a pale pink heel.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bovine
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Shinichi Atobe’s arresting house and techno beams with inimitable candor, built from bright, phlegmatic loops that run on an eccentric internal logic.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kunzweiler, a phlegmatic, gray-haired career prosecutor a generation older, prized the finality of a jury verdict — and the punishment that went with it.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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During Saturn and Pluto’s sextile, your cautious 8th house and your stolid 6th house combine delicate topics with practical know-how.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the Afrikaans world of my childhood, dancing often meant the stolid vastrap (tight-step), the terrible langarm (long-arm, a two-step that desperately wants to be a one-step), or, worst of all, volkspele (national or popular games), compulsory in Afrikaans-medium state-run schools.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in a blue sweatshirt and surrounded by court officers, Henderson remained impassive.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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Now the piano has something to play against, slinking, leaping, whipping, and swiveling like an agitated shark in a tank of impassive harmonies.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Beginning in December, the Los Angeles Times has published revelations about how politics has intruded on a supposedly dispassionate report on the fire department’s wildfire responses.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dispassionate stranger on the phone inquiring how a citizen intended to vote—and why—is one of those institutions.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Trump is famously indifferent to the concerns of those around him.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The show, which runs through March 28, has a blistering message to impart about the insidious nature of authoritarian political movements and the dangers of being oblivious or indifferent.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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By one estimate, fewer than a quarter of the residential areas in many cities allow anything other than detached single-family homes.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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But also, the way that the hospice nurses are so compassionate and calm and present, but at the same time detached.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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That’s because players generally tend to be neutral on or supportive of their GMs, if not completely aloof.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Chows are depicted on Chinese pottery dating to the Han dynasty; some lore maintains that this aloof, moody breed evolved in the shadow of the North Pole.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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