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The house has a tiny balcony and a walkout patio overlooking a yard and a pond.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Behind it lies a yard where, for nearly 30 years, thousands of workers built the giant platforms that opened up North Sea oil.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
When he found her, she was in the front yard, unresponsive and vomiting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Before the attendees grabbed their signs, which included standard yard signs as well as pink-shaded Spanish-language signs saying, “Mujeres Para Monica,” they could stand in a photo line for a picture with the congresswoman.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Out in the yard, the two kids start arguing over the bubble wand, and their mom intervenes.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Receiver Justin Jefferson had his best season catching passes from Cousins, leading the NFL with 1,809 yards in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Herbert hit Quentin Johnston on a slant near midfield, and the lanky receiver raced 58 yards for the score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
He also added 40 rushing yards against the Raiders, putting him on pace for the best running season yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Love went deep time and again, racking up 372 passing yards, three touchdown passes and a touchdown run.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
According to the GPS, about a hundred yards past the levee the road took a sharp turn to the left.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Often on horseback, he yarded and penned cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When Atik returned, Miyax told him he did not need to go to the mountains—that a large herd was yarded not far up the river.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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What is the condition of a stockman after he has brought up his mob and yarded it for the night?
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay
He yarded down here two miles or so.
From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Holman Day
Sheep, therefore, contract the disease from being driven over the pastures, yarded on the straw, etc., where diseased sheep have been, perhaps even days, before.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
The sharp fuss of grown-ups, issued from porches at the rowdy barefoot yarding of neighborhood kids, rises over the chatter of rocking chairs, to contend with manic squeals and out-of-breath laughter.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
What triggers whitetails to move to winter yarding areas?
From Time Magazine Archive
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Farther south, yarding may occur only during years when the weather is more severe.
From Time Magazine Archive
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For example, in northern Wisconsin, researchers have shown that individual does may remain on summer range during mild winters but will move to yarding areas when heavy snows and cold temperatures develop.
From Time Magazine Archive
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On all large sheep-farms, convenience requires that there be one barn of considerable size, to contain the shearing-floor, and the necessary conveniences about it for yarding the sheep, etc.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
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