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[greyz] / greɪz /




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And in its forests and on its grasslands, tule elk and mule deer graze, while bobcats and coyotes hunt for rabbits and mountain beavers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"Because it's a place for people, for picnics, for livestock to graze," he told AFP, giving only his first name for security reasons.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

And now, the volunteers have enlisted the help of a far more common animal, by allowing cows to graze on the site.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

One is Petraq Balliu, 61, who has been in court for over two decades to win back land he says his family bought in 1933, and then used it to graze sheep, mules and horses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Bigwig, Dandelion and Speedwell were ready, but the others preferred to graze their way back to the thorn trees and go underground with the sun.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

"We've had complaints about it in the past and people obviously raising concerns about cuts and grazes, so it is something we have to factor in," she says.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2024

Following a decade living in Portland, Ore., “I just want it to feel like Southern California,” he says as he grazes a palm over a salvia plant, releasing its aroma.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2024

We also see her wielding a sledgehammer, which she sometimes grazes against the wall or licks like a lollipop.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2023

But in flashes, it grazes genuinely disturbing territory.

From New York Times May 5, 2023

It barely grazes me, and I use the momentum of dodging the blow to stand up.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Dr Mo Verhoeven, lead conservation scientist at the RSPB, said Cumbria was chosen because fungi which supported trees had transitioned to fungi found in grasslands that "have been grazed for hundreds of years".

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

Unlike before, when I had been rushing to my appointment, I walked a bit more slowly, cherishing the sun as it grazed my skin.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

But he was run out in an unlucky manner when a shot from Rana grazed Henry's hand and deflected onto the stumps at the non-striker's end.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

In large part that came from the city’s decadeslong failure to grow, which meant that undeveloped land—miles and miles of it, grazed by cattle—lay within a few minutes’ drive of downtown KCMO.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

The rabbits grazed or lay basking in the sun.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The goats are currently grazing separately from the existing cattle herd, but Hartford-Fox said he hoped to graze them together on certain sites once introductions were made.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

In my experience, many financial advisers do this sort of grazing, picking a growth fund from one manager and a value fund from another.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Thanks to their grazing, he believed his farm was still standing, even if he knew "the surrounding plots were reduced to ash".

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Even more sobering for me was the sight of another Bentley grazing the hay bales.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Some believe they are natural features, perhaps relics of lightning fires, and some believe that they are man-made, burned or cleared to provide land for summer grazing.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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