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cow

[kou] / kaʊ /


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All of them found a buyer apart from a concrete cow.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Anthropic has decided to keep its Claude chatbot ad-free, eschewing what has become a cash cow for OpenAI and other Big Tech companies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Then came illustrated guides purporting to explain how an anxious shopper might distinguish horse meat from cow meat by color, texture, fat and smell.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

McDaniel teased reporters when asked about Hampton’s expected usage, apologizing to fantasy owners for his inability to declare the running back the bell cow because of their other options he has to work with.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

If the cow is always late, if he’s always behind all the other cows, he’s not considered a good cow.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

That is roughly equivalent to the annual methane emissions of more than two million cows.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

You’ll definitely see some cows, but you’ll also gain perspective that only a road trip through farms and tiny towns can offer.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

A movie so bad it’s good: Niu Lai, a poorly made Chinese film about animated cows, has quickly become one of the most profitable movies of all time.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

Milk production is down because the cows are stressed and grass isn’t growing fast enough for them to feed, forcing farmers to dip into winter feed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

He spoke quietly, for he did not want to disturb the cows.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

After the ravages of more than three years of war, it will take more than candy, bubble gum and "al kine camera bag" to supply a decent living standard for South Korea's 22 million people.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many a notable came to see the thousands of sleek porkers, fuzzy sheep, velvety kine, clucking fowl.

From Time Magazine Archive

Driving through Virginia to his Rapidan camp for the weekend, President Hoover saw for himself pastures toasted brown, corn drooping dead on the stalk, lean kine herded miles to water.

From Time Magazine Archive

All winter the monkey lived in the Lewis barn, playing simian pranks on Farmer Lewis' kine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pippin could see all the Pelennor laid out before him, dotted into the distance with farmsteads and little walls, barns and byres, but nowhere could he see any kine or other beasts.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But O’Donnell has refused to be cowed by the president’s bullying for nearly 20 years.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Tech was the major driver behind the better-than-expected earnings growth in the first quarter of this year, as well as subsequent upward revisions, so it’s little wonder bulls aren’t cowed.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

But feminists should not be cowed — and not just because this case, a version of which was already litigated in Carroll’s favor, is likely to crumble in court.

From Salon May 29, 2026

Her other brother, Albert, feels increasingly overshadowed by Viktor and cowed by the demands of the family’s failing farm.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

One touch, one masterful word from him in an upright position and Boots was cowed.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

“To have the same effect of cowing the Taiwan population, Beijing is forced to be more threatening,” said Ja Ian Chong, a political scientist at the National University of Singapore.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2022

Klayman has historically showed little sign of cowing before powerful figures.

From Washington Post Sep. 10, 2021

According to the The Committee to Protect Journalists, there are few effective barriers to prevent autocratic governments from using sophisticated surveillance technology to attempt cowing or silencing a free press.

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2021

There are signs, too, of new efforts to harness the law to the cause of cowing the press.

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2016

Rather than cowing the students into submission, the arrests stiffened their resolve, and they returned to the streets with renewed conviction.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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