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graze

[grayz] / greɪz /




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About 80 cows and bulls now graze on Wente’s land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The trust said it would engage with Beynon to "further understand" the number of horses that could remain as part of the commoner's rights to graze on the land.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

They were hungry and ready to go graze.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Fresh from his latest victory, Nolan reaches for the stars and grazes the Gods.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Affected dogs often develop ulcers or sores, usually on the bottom part of their legs and stomach, or occasionally in the mouth, which can look like bites, grazes, wounds or stings.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 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

If it just grazes the floor, it will look straight and tailored.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Eventually, with his index finger, he grazes his father’s mustache, an eyebrow, a bit of the hair on his head, those parts of him, he knows, that are still quietly living.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Hawaii is still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Lala, which grazed the southern part of the Big Island last month, bringing destructive winds and flash floods.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Rodri’s dribbling opened more space for Spain, allowing him to create a shooting opportunity that grazed the post in the 54th minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

When Tomas Soucek's effort grazed a post in the final stages of West Ham's defeat at Brentford on Saturday, their supporters could have been forgiven for exchanging exasperated looks.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Yet images circulated online that seemed to show that granite being grazed by Canadian fingertips, and on Saturday the Swiss men’s team accused Canada of the same infraction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

He reached over to pull Reg’s leg away from the device and his hands grazed Kaisha’s.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

These systems appear to result from lower-energy collisions, including grazing impacts between Moon-sized objects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Based on his observations thus far, Spasojevic believes the burros could play an important role in the local ecosystem by grazing on non-native grasses and preventing them from overtaking native plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now about half a million acres are sitting dormant, and other abandoned groves have been absorbed for cattle grazing or Florida’s lucrative development sprawl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The UN Convention on Migratory Species identifies Africa's longest migrations as wildebeest moving seasonally between Tanzania and Kenya in search of grazing and water covering more than 400 miles.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

He leans over my handlebars, one hand grazing into the basket attached to the front.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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