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Recent Examples of stockyard
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.
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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
All that remains of the stockyards is its gate, which includes a sculpted version of a prize-winning steer.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
An agreement with Armour and Swift brought in two of the nation's largest meatpackers, who constructed modern plants adjacent to the stockyards.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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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
All that remains of the stockyards is its gate, which includes a sculpted version of a prize-winning steer.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
An agreement with Armour and Swift brought in two of the nation's largest meatpackers, who constructed modern plants adjacent to the stockyards.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockyard
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Receivers also gave him better targets from last week, especially KJ Hamler, who returned to the lineup after missing two games with a hamstring injury to catch 8 balls for 113 yards and a touchdown.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Ennali blasted a rising shot from 27 yards out that slipped inside the left post to give the Dynamo (5-5-0) a 1-0 lead in the 72nd minute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Victims in the case included feedlots, ranchers and cattle purchasers, investigators said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
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Now, Californians can’t build a home, can’t afford to buy a home, and can’t buy land to build multiple homes for a family ranch or compound.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Stockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyard. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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