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[greyz] / greɪz /




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And in its forests and on its grasslands, tule elk and mule deer graze, while bobcats and coyotes hunt for rabbits and mountain beavers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"Because it's a place for people, for picnics, for livestock to graze," he told AFP, giving only his first name for security reasons.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

And now, the volunteers have enlisted the help of a far more common animal, by allowing cows to graze on the site.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Frauds have involved the animals being moved, or double counted, or put to graze in someone else’s land.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

By pulling hard, Jumper could move his drag along enough to graze and get to water; but any time he tried to rear up for a jump, the drag held him down.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

Miss Cupit previously claimed that keeping the bridge lock-free will "improve public safety" because of the risk of "grazes and cuts from protruding locks".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2024

Following a decade living in Portland, Ore., “I just want it to feel like Southern California,” he says as he grazes a palm over a salvia plant, releasing its aroma.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2024

We also see her wielding a sledgehammer, which she sometimes grazes against the wall or licks like a lollipop.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2023

But in flashes, it grazes genuinely disturbing territory.

From New York Times May 5, 2023

All the gravel was picked out of the cuts and grazes, bit by tiny bit, with cotton wool and a bowl of water, warm and clouded like an opal with Dettol.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

Fields and forests have been left unmanaged, with shrubs and plants growing where livestock once grazed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Dr Mo Verhoeven, lead conservation scientist at the RSPB, said Cumbria was chosen because fungi which supported trees had transitioned to fungi found in grasslands that "have been grazed for hundreds of years".

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

But he was run out in an unlucky manner when a shot from Rana grazed Henry's hand and deflected onto the stumps at the non-striker's end.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

The next day, heading back to land, the Warden got lost, the hull grazed a rock, and the Lady Gin limped into port.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

By grazing on red algae, that can prevent sunlight reaching the meadow, sea hares play a role in restoring eelgrass, which is vital to coastal ecosystems and an important carbon sink.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

In the village of Budry, cows and horses grazing in the rolling fields give little hint of the heavily militarised Kaliningrad exclave next door.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The decision to take the animals off Rhossili Common in Swansea follows months of disagreement, after concerns were raised about visitor safety and the number of horses grazing the National Trust-owned common.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The site, which Fermi calls Project Matador, is on former grazing land owned by the Texas Tech University System and covers an area more than half the size of Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

That evening when the cows got back from grazing, we had a lot of milk to drink, so we were well fed.

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




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