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Recent Examples of stockyard
The steep bluffs between downtown (which was spreading south from the river) and the West Bottoms, where the train station stockyards and other industries were located, presented a very vertical obstacle.
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
By 1886 four stockyards had been built near the railroads.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Johnson started working at age 6, getting blood out of the overalls of a stockyard working neighbor.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Mars used the inheritance to raise purebred Hereford cattle and to buy a stockyard.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
By 1886 four stockyards had been built near the railroads.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Johnson started working at age 6, getting blood out of the overalls of a stockyard working neighbor.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Mars used the inheritance to raise purebred Hereford cattle and to buy a stockyard.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockyard
Noun
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While the majority of American beef is produced domestically, the US routinely imports young cattle from Mexico to fatten up in American feedlots, says David Anderson, a professor and livestock economist at Texas A&M University.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
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Prices of feeder cattle, livestock that is purchased for fattening, were already at a record high, and Arizona feedlots braced for even higher purchase costs.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The 6-foot-3 left-hander has been outstanding, completing 71 of 106 passes for 772 yards and six touchdowns with one interception.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Quentin Johnson, a third-year wide receiver who had been considered a disappointment, has 150 yards and three touchdowns on just eight catches this season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sisters flee to the ranch to avoid arrest, taking precautionary measures to conceal themselves.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jett’s ranch, as well as two properties in Los Angeles County, were transferred to him, and Von Ferdinand also purchased another residence in Los Angeles County, allegedly with money wired from Jett’s bank account.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Stockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyard. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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