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Horses and livestock need their troughs filled daily, forecasters said, as consumption can double in the heat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

That lower high, coupled with the fresh low hit last week, extends the pattern of lower peaks and lower troughs that many chart watchers say defines a downtrend.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Some rest over deep troughs or underwater mountains, while others lie across broad, flat plains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

But its shape, though haunting, is also oddly inviting, bringing to mind stone troughs and thirsty animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

In moonlight, two acres of coarse bent grass, undulant and ankle deep, tumbled and rough as a horse’s mane, appear like a bay of waves, all shadowy troughs and hollows.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams



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