cattle market

British

noun

slang a situation or place, such as a beauty contest or nightclub, in which women are felt to be, or feel themselves to be, on display and judged solely by their appearance

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Among predator losses, wolves accounted for 2,040 adult cattle and 8,110 calves—small numbers in a national cattle market of tens of millions of animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He remembered it being "just a cattle market" and didn't like how the guests were corralled.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022

The administration will also seek to improve the transparency of the cattle market.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2022

The DOJ recently investigated allegations of price-fixing by the largest poultry companies, leading to several indictments, and price manipulation in the cattle market.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2021

The dockyard ceased to be used in 1869, and was filled up and converted into a foreign cattle market by the City Corporation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

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