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cowboy

[kou-boi] / ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ /


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Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Reece Weaver has shelved her cowboy boots and swapped the football pitch for the stage as she steps into one of the most famous roles in the world.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

I hope not, as I’m no cowboy, but when the study was released, Kogan and co-researcher Shelly Volsche, an applied behavioral scientist at Boise State University, were met with heavy criticism.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

A leather jacket and a pair of black cowboy boots sit on an office wall display.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Molesworth—who was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, attended the Art Institute of Chicago and brought the cowboy into the living room—was the Frank Lloyd Wright of his field, as someone says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

He described Haupt as a "drugstore cowboy," which was slang for a young man who hangs out on street corners or drugstores.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

"Our cowboys, and the cowboys in our audience, they believe in hard work, honesty, integrity, help your neighbour, some selflessness," he told the BBC.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 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

There are still plenty of great American cowboys out there—you just have to get out and look for them.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

I see Bedouins in the Sahara and the French Foreign Legion, cowboys on the American prairie.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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