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ranches

noun

plural of ranch

as in farms

a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island

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Recent Examples of ranches Together, the summer and winter ranches comprise the finest of mule-deer range. — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026 Every night, Pereyra listened at the same time, hoping to receive a brief update from his family members, most of whom worked on ranches scattered across thousands of square miles. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Ride Kohala and Waimea Kohala, the oldest volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i, rises above Waimea, home to Parker Ranch, one of the country’s largest cattle ranches. — Kevin Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2026 The collection reimagines Lee garments worn across America’s railways, ranches and rodeos from the 1920s to the 1940s through the creative lens of the late designer’s suiting label Ox’ed Silver. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Costner played John Dutton, the powerful patriarch of the Dutton family and owner of the Yellowstone Ranch, one of the largest cattle ranches in the United States. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The hotel also has partnerships with private ranches for fly fishing adventures and can arrange a bespoke hot air balloon ride through the Rio Grande Gorge, ending with a champagne toast and sunrise brunch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Roughly one-third of the panther’s main habitat is on private ranches and timberlands that are frequently targeted for suburban development in southwestern Florida. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Along with apples and baked goods, the ranches offer hay rides, fishing ponds, pony rides, pumpkin patches and other activities. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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To make way for what will be the third reservoir to serve the canal, an area of more than 11,000 acres that is currently home to schools, churches, farms and cemeteries will have to be flooded and at least 1,600 residents re-homed.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Officials want compact plants that hook directly into factories and server farms.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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