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Noun
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For history, consider that the course – in the 1950s – was the longest in the world, clocking in at 8,040 yards.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026 -
The robotic mower is the brand’s first consumer product, taking the same navigation technology proven in commercial environments and putting it to work in residential yards.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The rush to secure sites near key transmission lines for battery energy storage systems, or BESS, has led developers to places like Acton, California, a bucolic Los Angeles County town of horse ranches and animal sanctuaries.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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West owned two ranches in Wyoming.—
Amelia Langas,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Stockyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyards. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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