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goat

[goht] / goʊt /
NOUN
hollow-horned mammal
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Delicious food — Jamaican patties, raspberry tarts, Nigerian-style goat, salmon tamales — scented the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

It’s the kind of dish that could convert someone skeptical about goat.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Among the main events is kok-boru, a horseback sport where riders must gain control of a goat carcass and throw it into the opponent's goal.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

“My desserts lean into savory,” she said, citing ingredients like miso and goat cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

There were vegetable gardens, cattle and goat pens, and fields of lucerne for the animals.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

They occur naturally in the milk of animals such as cows, sheep, and goats, but they can also be produced artificially during the manufacture of partially hydrogenated fats.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

They recovered 233 dogs, 66 cats, one goose, one parrot, one pig, one rabbit and two goats; all are being kept in county facilities as evidence in the case against De Anda.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

When he was 16, he said he left home in a West Bank settlement and hiked into the hills with goats and little else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

They watched the dragon swoop low over the herd of goats.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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