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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Now, after bidding farewell to Yellowstone — and producing series like Tulsa King and Landman — Sheridan seems eager to return to the ranch with a pair of modern-day spinoffs set to air on Paramount+.
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EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi and Niels Bohr were among those engaged in building the world’s first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, a few miles from the ranch.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Creamy dressings In the United States, the most popular salad dressing is ranch, which in the 1950s was first pioneered in California by Steven Henson for his Hidden Valley Ranch steakhouse near Santa Barbara.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The 2025 growing season’s weather was ideal, allowing for beautifully balanced sweetness and flavor across not just the eponymous apples, but everything from peaches to pears grown at the Apple Hill Growers Association’s more than 40 farms and ranches.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi and Niels Bohr were among those engaged in building the world’s first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, a few miles from the ranch.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Creamy dressings In the United States, the most popular salad dressing is ranch, which in the 1950s was first pioneered in California by Steven Henson for his Hidden Valley Ranch steakhouse near Santa Barbara.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The 2025 growing season’s weather was ideal, allowing for beautifully balanced sweetness and flavor across not just the eponymous apples, but everything from peaches to pears grown at the Apple Hill Growers Association’s more than 40 farms and ranches.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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In The History of Sound, Mescal plays Lionel Worthing, a talented singer from rural Kentucky who leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the time of the trial, troops were providing security during raids on marijuana farms outside Los Angeles.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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