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stockyard

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as in yard

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Recent Examples of stockyard But existing as a piece of the local fabric couldn’t stop the 50-year-old American Royal building from deteriorating or make the back payments on stockyard land. — Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025 The American Royal’s evolution But existing as a piece of the local fabric couldn’t stop the 50-year-old American Royal building from deteriorating or make the back payments on stockyard land. — Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025 Mexican migrants began arriving to work in the city’s stockyards and meatpacking plants as early as the mid-1800s. — New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 The stockyards began to decline in the 1950s as the industry became more decentralized, and today the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District is primarily a tourist attraction. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stockyard

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Leading 7-3 at halftime, Wheaton Warrenville South (4-2) scored on its first two drives of the second half to go up 21-3 on Rogers’ 6-yard pass to Blake Ittersagen and a 15-yard run by Malaki Thomas.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
The Trojans have yielded 10 yards per pass attempt this season and now could be without starter Alex Graham, who’s listed as questionable.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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Recovered materials will serve as livestock bedding and fertilizer onsite, making those outputs part of the feedlot’s operations alongside gas production.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Days of heat, high humidity, a lack of wind and cooler nighttime temperatures created a dangerous mix, according to Warren Rusche, a South Dakota State University Extension feedlot management specialist.

— Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 13 Aug. 2026

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The sandwich is perfectly balanced with the soft fresh bread, smoky turkey with the ranch and avocado providing a creaminess without making the sandwich heavy.

— Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The ranch is owned by Gus’ grandparents, Josie and Shannon Murray, the parents of Gus’ mother Jessica Murray.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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