cowboy
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The government had a long-running scheme for supporting upgrades to social housing - ECO - but it will close after this year over reports of "cowboy" installations.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“We need more cowboy hats and belt buckles in Washington,” he wrote in a campaign post on July 15.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
People don’t just attend shows; they arrive in elaborate, artist-inspired outfits, from Taylor Swift fans trading friendship bracelets to Beyoncé fans donning cowboy hats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
But as she passed the town’s market Feb. 4, 2024, she spotted the cowboy promising lawsuits to patrons, according to a complaint Orchid later filed with the State Bar of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
My American cowgirl outfit was an exact duplicate—except for the skirt—of Mundín's cowboy one.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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As the 10-day Stampede comes to a close this weekend, and the fairground rides go silent and cowboys head back to the ranch, both sides say this is only the beginning of their fight.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Chili’s origins are debated, but it is believed to have its roots in Mexican cuisine and was popular in the 19th century as a cheap and portable source of protein for cowboys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
With their flamboyant costumes and choreography, the group became a pop culture phenomenon, targeting disco's large gay audience with camp fantasy characters of butch builders, bikers, cowboys and soldiers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
We’d planned to sleep like cowboys around the fire but forgot to bring a length of rope to circle the campsite.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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