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bison

[bahy-suhn, -zuhn] / ˈbaɪ sən, -zən /
NOUN
buffalo
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That includes daily breakfast shots of olive oil and lean bison meat for protein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Ancient Europe was home to animals such as elephants, rhinoceroses, aurochs, and bison.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, Doug has made a confession that haunts the men as they follow a pregnant bison onto an unstable glacier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

First displayed to the public during an "open rehearsal" four months after their arrival, the bison have so far only appeared in summer shows held in a small tent in a Moscow park.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“The total number of bison, say, seems to have gone down quite a bit, but they wanted to have them available for hunting in the prairie a couple days' journey away.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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