Example Sentences

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Since 1971, when Congress passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses & Burros Act, the horses have been protected as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022

Opponents say their removal violates the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022

“Yes we are in ‘unprecedented times,’” Mr. Burros said, but the world has been dealing with the pandemic for two years.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2022

The brown-skinned woman with jet-black hair braided into pigtails arrives at a train station near her rural pueblo of San José de los Burros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2019

Much better but still weak Burros came in late & hung around water hole.

From Cabin Fever by Bower, B. M.