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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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In Rovaniemi, Finland, also known as the official hometown of Santa Claus, travelers can bike through its forest trails, go foraging for wild berries, or hang out by the serene Kemijoki River. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025 This process is mostly associated with the Neolithic period about 10,000 years ago, as humans generally began to transition from foraging to farming. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
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White frogs are used most often to match the tone of saltwater forage species like squid and baitfish, but dolphin aren’t very discerning anyway. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025 The Department of Fish and Wildlife says salmon stocks throughout the state have been harmed by multiyear droughts, causing inadequate spawning and migration conditions, ocean forage shifts and thaimine deficiencies. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for forage
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  • Thomas Crooks, 20, who was shot dead by Secret Service snipers moments after his bullet grazed Trump's ear in Butler, left virtually no online footprint.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • Tanner Scott started off the inning with a backdoor slider that may or may not have grazed the outside part of the plate for strike three to Machado.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • These cognitive SOCs can ingest vast, diverse data streams, network logs, threat intel feeds, user activity and more to make connections that human analysts might miss.
    Ronen Cojocaru, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Surveillance and spectator video captured at the scene and looped in social media feeds show an agent rushing him and shoving him to the ground.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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  • The joint local, state and federal multi-jurisdictional hunt for Decker entered day 15 after deputies discovered the girls' bodies on June 2 at Rock Island Campground.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Her 2012 movie, Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, won Best Sound Editing and grossed $132.8M at the global box office.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • But, having the right formula for long-term success remains elusive for many, with Canoo, Fisker and Nikola all put out to pasture with bankruptcy filings.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Grab a brush and head out to pasture to meet cows like the affable Ellie, a 5-year-old Highland who loves the limelight, and Bonnie, the independent matriarch.
    Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The feed is a mix of roughage (hay), silage (grass), and grain.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The lighter roughage and silage flies farther than the grain does, leaving the cow with a pile of the tastier stuff as the rest gets tossed out of reach.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And with that will likely come identity crises, emotional upheaval and a deeper search for meaning.
    Jake Lee, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • World champions Spain’s quest for their first Euros title begins in Group B, where they are joined by Portugal, Belgium and Italy.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Some media reports have pushed back on the Trump administration’s claims that the sites were destroyed and set Iran back years in its quest to achieve a nuclear weapon.
    Stephen Sorace , Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
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  • The couple became tabloid fodder when the publisher and Calvin Klein publicist met at his fitting for the brand in 1992.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 June 2025
  • In this sense, Spielberg’s use of delay became fodder for anticipatory anxiety.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

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