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[grayz] / greɪz /




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Some 1,500 acres of the family’s land is currently used to graze cattle, acreage it hopes to expand by around 100 acres to increase the head of cattle it has while beef prices are high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ronnie Eunson runs Uradale Farm on the west side of the islands and breeds native sheep and cattle which graze on the nearby hills and coastline.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the Rocky Mountains, years of extreme heat and drought have baked the landscape, drying up streams that feed the Colorado River and desiccating pastures where cattle graze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

There, locals take 4x4s to rest on pristine beaches where sea turtles nest and sheep graze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Riding her into the Meadowlands with Daddy on a clear Saturday morning, letting her graze the salt hay and cordgrass.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

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

“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

The tip of his finger grazes my arm, sending a spark skittering across my skin, and I jerk away.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Earlier this month, Hurricane Lowell grazed the state, causing widespread power outages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

DHS said a bystander was grazed, and a security officer who tackled and detained Arrabaca sustained minor injuries.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Cows living near the Chernobyl plant had grazed on grass covered in iodine 131.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

"If you have an unmanaged deer population, they pretty much destroy it, grazing on young vegetation meaning trees can't grow, which has a knock-on effect to wildlife."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

In the far-off distance, she saw a unicorn grazing at its bank, and a green herd of ratatoskas.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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