oxen
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A two-hour drive west of Havana, in rural Consolacion del Sur, the picture is much the same for farmer Fidel Maqueira, who spends his nights guarding his oxen against theft.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
In her introduction, she swoops over the poppy fields to free the enslaved oxen forced to build the Yellow Brick Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
Musk oxen and snowshoe hares inhabit the base perimeter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Another bunch of dudes and a bunch of oxen got it into a cart, in one piece this time.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
Argos was too far away for her to walk there and they had no horses or oxen to draw her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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