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cowboy

[kou-boi] / ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ /


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Cowboy Space was recently valued at $2 billion and has grown to around 50 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Another brought her some aromatic California sagebrush, also called Cowboy Cologne.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In recent months, chatter tore through town and headlines hit the Cowboy State Daily news site as residents received letters from the county about the man camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The 2nd Amendment Cowboy is a fiberglass giant that stands at the entrance to a trailer park near the art installation Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Will Bates was Gary Edwards’s teacher in algebra II, which seemed amazing given the fact that Edwards was a Carter Cowboy and Bates was a hard-nosed grader who made no bones about flunking kids.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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