stockyards

plural of stockyard

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Noun
  • Prescott found holes in the Panthers’ zone throughout the day, completing 25 of 34 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Pacheco finished with a season-high 51 yards on 12 carries.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Located amidst horse ranches in the city’s southernmost stretch, the garden spans the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park with more than 200 plots, including 10 quarter-acre farms leased for $324 to $1,600 per year.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The driest state in the country is often hit by droughts, but that hasn’t stopped developers from buying up ranches and farmland to build homes or businesses.
    Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Stockyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyards. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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