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[yahrd] / jɑrd /


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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

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

Often on horseback, he yarded and penned cattle.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

What triggers whitetails to move to winter yarding areas?

From Time Magazine Archive

Farther south, yarding may occur only during years when the weather is more severe.

From Time Magazine Archive

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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