stockyards

Definition of stockyardsnext
plural of stockyard
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Noun
  • In five seasons with the Giants, Beckham played 59 games, catching 390 passes for 5,476 yards and 44 touchdowns.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Ross had 723 yards as a freshman at UConn in 2019, played just five games combined over the next three seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic and injuries, and has played for three schools in the last three years.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Aoudad are classified as an exotic species and have no closed season or bag limit on private property, but reaching them across the vast, rugged ranches of West Texas has always been the practical challenge.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Horse Farms Had to Evacuate Too When the fires began earlier this month, WINK reported neighborhoods near the Picayune Strand State Forest were forced to evacuate horse farms and ranches.
    Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Stockyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyards. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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