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overgrazed

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past tense of overgraze

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Black killed his target, Kevon Lee, 41, and grazed an innocent 58-year-old man nearby in the foot, police said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
On the day after Butch died, Will stood on the covered porch holding a cup of lukewarm coffee and looking out at the small pasture where his two white horses grazed.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

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