bales

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Ridglan was ready: Hay bales fortified the fence, and a freshly dug ditch—a foul moat—brimmed with animal waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

With the hip replacements, he’s limber enough to climb into the large machinery needed to harvest crops, spray pesticides, plant seeds and move hay bales that weigh roughly 1,000 pounds each.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

"The appearance of a snow roller resembles a scaled down version of large rolled hay bales made of snow."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Look up and you might see a wagon filled with hay bales or a thick wooden staircase.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

The Aleuts had dropped the bales of otter.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell