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hay

[hey] / heɪ /


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That matters because successful investors make hay while the sun shines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

If you have watery or itchy eyes, headaches, a reduced sense of smell, or disrupted sleep and tiredness - it could be you are suffering from hay fever.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

"From cutting hay to feeding the cattle to maintaining equipment, maintaining staff, feed, everything has gone up," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

He learned the ropes early and spent his childhood cleaning grain bins, baling hay and feeding the livestock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Penelope chewed on a piece of hay, concentrating very hard.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood