yard
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Less than a mile from the tracks, a “sale pending” sign sat in Dana Kyker’s yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He described it as a "target contract" and warned it would be "very difficult" to sustain workforce numbers if the yard did not secure the work.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It said the vessels - two small CalMac ferries, a fisheries research ship and a marine protection vessel - would provide a "bridge to the future" for the yard.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Outside of the Huddleston family home, a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag rustled in the yard next to a DirecTV satellite dish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
We’re at the edge of his grandma’s yard now, and he stops.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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The 6-foot, 220-pound North Carolina product gained 737 yards from scrimmage and had five touchdowns in 156 touches — 124 rushes and 32 receptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, those at the back of the “Clubhouse” tier danced freely in yards of open space, twirling, to the dismay of the onlooking VIP crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
His longest reception went for 17 yards and helped set up a field goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Bennett, a fourth-year pro, completed 19 of 31 passes for 181 yards and showed some of the mobility that was on display when he led Georgia to consecutive national titles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
We had gone about two hundred yards when I stopped again to listen.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Often on horseback, he yarded and penned cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When Atik returned, Miyax told him he did not need to go to the mountains—that a large herd was yarded not far up the river.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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The beef scrap will also be less than with yarded fowls, perhaps twenty-five cents per hen.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
He washed up the tinware in the water the duff had been boiled in, and then, with the assistance of the dog, yarded the sheep.
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
Sheep, therefore, contract the disease from being driven over the pastures, yarded on the straw, etc., where diseased sheep have been, perhaps even days, before.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
The sharp fuss of grown-ups, issued from porches at the rowdy barefoot yarding of neighborhood kids, rises over the chatter of rocking chairs, to contend with manic squeals and out-of-breath laughter.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
For example, in northern Wisconsin, researchers have shown that individual does may remain on summer range during mild winters but will move to yarding areas when heavy snows and cold temperatures develop.
From Time Magazine Archive
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What triggers whitetails to move to winter yarding areas?
From Time Magazine Archive
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Farther south, yarding may occur only during years when the weather is more severe.
From Time Magazine Archive
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She used also to carry her material from a table near the yarding machine.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Sue Ainslie Clark
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