ranch

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 The existence of Ichkabal was only confirmed in 1996, after a local ranch owner had reported traces of stone temples to archaeologists at Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History. Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025 Fans wore mostly fresh-from-the-ranch cowboy hats. Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025 Jim Mitchum, the actor son of Hollywood great Robert Mitchum who at 16 starred with his father in the 1958 cult classic Thunder Road, died following a lengthy illness September 20 at his ranch home in Skull Valley, Arizona. Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025 After Robert Mitchum’s death in July 1997 at age 79, Jim continued to breed racing quarter horses at his ranch in Skull Valley. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ranch
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farm
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  • The technology can power urban environments, hospitals, remote farms/communities, mining/construction sites, factories, high rises, and offices.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Bailout packages for soy farms may cost taxpayers $24 billion, the WSJ reports, as the market for animal feed evaporates.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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