graze
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Some 1,500 acres of the family’s land is currently used to graze cattle, acreage it hopes to expand by around 100 acres to increase the head of cattle it has while beef prices are high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s somewhat of an idyllic place where the seashore is lined with wooden houses; sheep graze along the grassy cliffsides and residents wander around the shops in bathrobes and clogs, right after their morning swims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
"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
Although the heights of the Common were filled with men marching, forming columns, and what-not, Johnny believed he could sneak in by the hurdles and let Sandy and Nan graze along the Charles.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Affected dogs often develop ulcers or sores, usually on the bottom part of their legs and stomach, or occasionally in the mouth, which can look like bites, grazes, wounds or stings.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 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
The camera captures her in adoring close-up as it grazes over her eyes, traced with black eyeliner and wet with tears.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
It's brown and straight, and it's cut on an angle so it grazes the jawline on both sides of her face.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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Hawaii is still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Lala, which grazed the southern part of the Big Island last month, bringing destructive winds and flash floods.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Fields and forests have been left unmanaged, with shrubs and plants growing where livestock once grazed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"One of the first things we are doing is getting volunteers to pick up litter. We want to make sure it can be effectively grazed."
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Beach grass grazed my ankles, a flock of birds flew overhead, and then I was passing the warning sign that everybody ignored, even though the danger it warned of was undeniably true.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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Ground beef prices have risen since last year to $6.79 per pound from $5.55 per pound, largely because of declining U.S. cattle herd size and a severe drought that damaged grazing conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The observatory has helped track these vulnerable plants on land that was previously used for livestock grazing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Based on his observations thus far, Spasojevic believes the burros could play an important role in the local ecosystem by grazing on non-native grasses and preventing them from overtaking native plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In a small green meadow in the Gredos mountains, west of Madrid, a couple of dozen cows belonging to Juan Ángel Izquierdo and his family are grazing.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Competition for grazing land among tribes of herdsmen or for arable soil among farming communities?
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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