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Recent Examples of stockyard
The American Royal’s evolution But existing as a piece of the local fabric couldn’t stop the 50-year-old American Royal building from deteriorating or make the back payments on stockyard land.
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Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Mexican migrants began arriving to work in the city’s stockyards and meatpacking plants as early as the mid-1800s.
—New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
All that remains of the stockyards is its gate, which includes a sculpted version of a prize-winning steer.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
An agreement with Armour and Swift brought in two of the nation's largest meatpackers, who constructed modern plants adjacent to the stockyards.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Mexican migrants began arriving to work in the city’s stockyards and meatpacking plants as early as the mid-1800s.
—New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
All that remains of the stockyards is its gate, which includes a sculpted version of a prize-winning steer.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
An agreement with Armour and Swift brought in two of the nation's largest meatpackers, who constructed modern plants adjacent to the stockyards.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockyard
Noun
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Pelé scored an unforgettable goal that day on a free kick from 35 yards out, struck with so much power that the follow-through lifted him up into the air.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Horton Smith, who won two of the first three Masters, suggested the green be elevated and moved some 20 yards back and to the right, with several deep bunkers guarding the front.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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More than 2,200 victims, including cattle purchasers, ranchers and feedlots, have been identified nationwide.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Denton will play Chet, an employee at a major rival ranch.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Chalker on his ranch in North Carolina.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Stockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyard. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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