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Recent Examples of bovine
This type of collagen lets your organs keep their shape and structural integrity and is found in bovine collagen.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
In the same newsletter championing bovine contact, Means laments a spiritual crisis of connection to nature.
—Rina Raphael, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The most expensive food item on the menu is a $232 8-ounce piece of Japanese A-5 Wagyu, billed as the highest available grade in the entire bovine world.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Golden Guernsey, named for a bovine species known for dairy production (and from which Gertrude is styled), operated at the site for generations as a regional processor, bottler and distributor.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
In the same newsletter championing bovine contact, Means laments a spiritual crisis of connection to nature.
—Rina Raphael, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The most expensive food item on the menu is a $232 8-ounce piece of Japanese A-5 Wagyu, billed as the highest available grade in the entire bovine world.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Golden Guernsey, named for a bovine species known for dairy production (and from which Gertrude is styled), operated at the site for generations as a regional processor, bottler and distributor.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bovine
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Shinichi Atobe’s arresting house and techno beams with inimitable candor, built from bright, phlegmatic loops that run on an eccentric internal logic.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kunzweiler, a phlegmatic, gray-haired career prosecutor a generation older, prized the finality of a jury verdict — and the punishment that went with it.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Kinlaw remained stolid throughout most of the public comment period and did not address calls for his resignation.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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At the outset, Martin (William Giammona) is as stolid as a piece of furniture, standing stock still at center stage, the black rectangle through which the other actors enter and exit like a deep void behind him.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bakri’s face is impassive and exhausted during this casual debasement, his voice low, and his tone deadpan, as though Salim has been forced to do all this a million times before.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in a blue sweatshirt and surrounded by court officers, Henderson remained impassive.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.—
Lauren Cassidy,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ewert is not a fully dispassionate witness.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, nature remains beautiful and indifferent to our joys and our suffering.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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In court Monday, the judge called Atica as Michael Cozzens and appeared indifferent to Atica’s identity.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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The film centers on a pickpocket who survives by exploiting the desires of closeted men, until his detached worldview is upended when one of his marks returns seeking closeness rather than settling scores.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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This is one reason why a partner of someone with avoidant attachment may perceive their partner as emotionally unavailable, overly self-sufficient, detached or distant or resistant to commitment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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For the priests, this was a case of demonic possession due to witch-craft, and Mary’s crabby, aloof neighbor Elizabeth Jackson was the prime witch suspect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pop star needs a dress for a comeback show the following weekend, just days away, which Sam and her aloof assistant Hilda (Hunter Schafer, wasted) say can’t be done.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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