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Flamingoes feed in a lagoon on the thin peninsula—protesters call the demonstrations the flamingo revolution—and sheep graze next to locals swimming in the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

In the summer, costs on the dairy farm are low, as the cows graze the fields.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

“Justice is when you can trot where you like and graze where you want. When you can fight to go your own way,” he says in the book.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

At Hothfield Heathlands, the highland cows had been used as working livestock animals to graze on the grass and help to manage the reserve.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

They began to graze, and a few nibbled delicately at the low branches of the trees.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Everyone else died or moved away,” said Mr. Puhalo, gesturing to empty homes scattered across the rocky hills around the family land where he grazes his sheep.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 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

It barely grazes me, and I use the momentum of dodging the blow to stand up.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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

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

In large part that came from the city’s decadeslong failure to grow, which meant that undeveloped land—miles and miles of it, grazed by cattle—lay within a few minutes’ drive of downtown KCMO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

He leaned in and just grazed Ma’s cheek with his lips, awkwardly.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

Changes in feeding, movement, and fear can spread through ecosystems, affecting grazing patterns, predator-prey relationships, and broader ecological stability.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

Floodplain meadows were once a traditional part of the countryside, providing food for grazing animals and storing rain water in the winter.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

About 30 miles from Clint McRae’s southeastern Montana ranch, a local utility company bought roughly 6,000 acres of cattle grazing land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

But urbanisation, changing land use and the abandonment of grazing and other traditional farming practises, appear to have significantly reduced available food sources, the wildlife groups noted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

We came down out of the mountains and through an oak forest, and there were white cattle grazing in the forest.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway