Definition of ranchnext
as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island

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Recent Examples of ranch Before the first border wall went up, Johnson remembers seeing at least one truck of people crossing his ranch every week. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Last year, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the department knew for years about concerns regarding the treatment of horses at a Rancho Santa Fe ranch before stepping in to seize animals there. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026 San Gregorio State Beach is now roughly twice its size after expanding into the formerly private ranch, San Gregorio Ranch. Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Ginni was the twenty-nine-year-old wife of a local Oldsmobile dealer; Morey, when not engaged with his hobby, ran a profitable family business specializing in heavy equipment for farms and ranches. Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ranch
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farm
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  • The region is growing like kudzu and straining the supply of resources essential to operating server farms — things such as water, electricity, labor and inexpensive land.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Angie lived on the family farm, just down the hill from their aunts’ and grandmother’s place, where Birdie was staying.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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