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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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After the Steelers’ eight-play, 80-yard fourth-quarter drive tied the game at 24, the Browns answered with a seven-play possession of their own.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Among the rewards was that 22-yard touchdown run, on which Williams shot through a huge hole up the middle and charged into the end zone untouched.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 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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Designed for ranch work and rugged driving, the Terra pickup features green paint, 37-inch tires on 18-inch wheels, heavy-duty side steps, a front bull bar, a roof basket with lights, and expanded cargo-bed storage.

— Chase Jordan October 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
Squeezing into the enclave size limit allowed Rybolt Lamar to make yet another attempt to turn her ranch into a subdivision, even though Orange County commissioners had already voted against development plans on the property in 2010, 2016 and 2024.

— Nico Rivero, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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