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buffalo

[buhf-uh-loh] / ˈbʌf əˌloʊ /


















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The score, while respectable, was still lower than a buffalo chicken Caesar she sampled in Syracuse and a Caesar wrap from Sweetgreen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Another Outback creature, commonly found in the Northern Territory, is the buffalo.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Erewhon stores have become tourist destinations, with people posting videos on social media of themselves visiting and trying foods such as raw vegan cinnamon rolls and buffalo cauliflower.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Devotees swear by the beer-battered mahi mahi tacos, but with salads, buffalo meatloaf and half-pound burgers also on offer, there’s something for everyone in the car.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

A few times he revisited the buffalo pen, where he covered himself with a second blanket of straw.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Another woman, Goma Pandit, said she had lost her buffaloes and all her other cattle.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Ramaphosa said the cash came from the sale of buffaloes.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Judy, the first rabbit to join the city's police force, has proven to her macho colleagues — buffaloes, hippos, and warthogs — that she deserves her place in the investigative department.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

Making the best out of a bad situation, the lions are turning their attention to buffaloes, Palmer said.

From Science Daily Jan. 25, 2024

Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about as stealthy as water buffaloes.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

"The Ministry will contribute 723 animals comprising 30 hippos, 60 buffalos, 50 impalas, 100 blue wilderbeast, 300 zebras, 83 elephants and 100 elands," the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said in a statement.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2024

This includes the taurine cattle found primarily in Europe and temperate areas of Asia; indicine cattle, or zebus, found primarily in India and tropical areas of Asia; and water buffalos in East and Southeast Asia.

From Science Daily Dec. 13, 2023

The family is from Ibrash, in the agricultural Nile Delta province of Sharqia, where water buffalos, cows and donkeys share dirt roads with cars, motorbikes and three-wheeled rickshaws known as tuk-tuks.

From Washington Times Jun. 19, 2023

In the famed Chibayish marshes, the carcasses of water buffalos float along the riverbanks, poisoned by the salty water.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2022

I kept on walking, passing paddocks filled with horses, cows, and shaggy-furred cattle that I realized must be buffalos.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

"Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites," he said.

From Fox News Oct. 19, 2021

The senior-laden Bulls have won 12 consecutive games and won’t be able to sneak up on anyone after they buffaloed Arizona in the first round last season.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2019

“You probably could have buffaloed people 10 years ago,” said Sassa.

From Time Feb. 18, 2015

He knows people around the world, and as we say in Wyoming, he won’t be buffaloed.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2012

Despite this, Dasch confidently assured them that he had "buffaloed" the man.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

When it comes to buffaloing the opposite side, that's my long suit.

From The Outlet by Andy Adams




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