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cow

[kou] / kaʊ /


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Actually, what can be more manly than killing a cow and spreading its fat on your face?”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Three days later, the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal held a protest in Uttar Pradesh state, demanding that the "cow protectors" be freed.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“We are at incredibly high beef prices because the cow herd is at its lowest point in 80 years,” says Justin Benavidez, the Department of Agriculture’s chief economist.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

About 75% of America’s beef cow herd is now in drought.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Ignoring the smell, she found one cow who came closer to her as she entered.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

It is a place out of time, reached by a rocky road between arid hills and the sea where you have to dodge stray cows, goats and wild horses.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Hindus consider cows sacred and killing them is illegal in many states.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The study reaffirms fears that many wolves are becoming dependent on cattle as a primary food source as it is easier to feed on slow-moving, fatty cows than stalk the state’s dwindling deer population.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

We wouldn’t be able to feed people cows.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

“This is a dairy farm,” said Mr. Shareef, “so these cows are the queens around here. Your whole world now revolves around them. Understand?”

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The crowd expects his office to be bucolic and full of ewes and kine.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

“I need time for marinate your dad’s favorite ribs. Wouldn’t be right to eat any kine food.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

From Slate Jun. 11, 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

In seeking the injunction, Bonta’s office argues that Amazon threatens “dire consequences if vendors do not comply. Vendors, cowed by Amazon’s overwhelming bargaining leverage and fearing punishment, comply,” according to the filing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

Perhaps most importantly, she’s developing Claude’s understanding of itself so it won’t be easily cowed, manipulated or led to view its identity as anything other than helpful and humane.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

His slouch tells me he is cowed by me.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Her primary rivals are not cowing before her national reputation.

From Seattle Times Jan. 24, 2024

“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

Some faculty members have criticized the statement as cowing to the legislature and not sticking up for faculty.

From Slate Jun. 1, 2015

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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