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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The ranches and dairies of the Point Reyes Seashore Ranchers Association intervened in the suit.
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
A number of people, not just agricultural workers, live on dairies and ranches in the park.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The leases permitted residential use of park lands on 14 ranches while restricting residential occupancy to family members and workers.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
While still heavily a settlement of farms and ranches, open meadow, and wildlife, Fort Valley has substantially increased its wealth.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
She was born in 1958 and grew up in the San Fernando Valley at a time when the area still had orange groves, walnut orchards and horse ranches.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Teens sent to Wyoming ranches for therapy say they were subjected to hard labor and humiliation.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
By the mid-20th century, many of the sprawling ranches in and around Austin had been sent to the slaughterhouse, with housing developments and commercial spaces getting all the grazing rights.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The ranches are touted two of six properties that are zoned as part of Santa Clarita’s Movie Ranch Overlay Zone (MOZ), which allows for streamlined shoot permit process.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
A number of people, not just agricultural workers, live on dairies and ranches in the park.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The leases permitted residential use of park lands on 14 ranches while restricting residential occupancy to family members and workers.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
While still heavily a settlement of farms and ranches, open meadow, and wildlife, Fort Valley has substantially increased its wealth.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
She was born in 1958 and grew up in the San Fernando Valley at a time when the area still had orange groves, walnut orchards and horse ranches.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Teens sent to Wyoming ranches for therapy say they were subjected to hard labor and humiliation.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
By the mid-20th century, many of the sprawling ranches in and around Austin had been sent to the slaughterhouse, with housing developments and commercial spaces getting all the grazing rights.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The ranches are touted two of six properties that are zoned as part of Santa Clarita’s Movie Ranch Overlay Zone (MOZ), which allows for streamlined shoot permit process.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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