calves

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On a year-over-year basis, the increase was led by gold, silver and platinum-group metal ores, followed by conventional and synthetic crude oil, and cattle and calves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Attendees wearing cowboy hats line danced, petted fluffy white calves and posed for pictures in front of an inflated cactus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

As older whales became more common, they also became more successful at fathering calves than their younger competitors.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Beef production reached 706,296 tonnes in the quarter ending June 2025, while the gross value of cattle and calves slaughtered totaled $4.9 billion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

I’ll stand on the blocks hidden in the toes of my satin ballet slippers, pink ribbons sewn into my calves, and rise above up in the air: magical.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson