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farm team

British  

noun

  1. a sports team in a smaller or lower league that is affiliated to one in a larger or higher league

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“It’s like the farm team for the studio.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

In a since-deleted Facebook post, the farm team said they had closed the feeding experiences "due to unforeseen circumstances" and apologised to people who had booked, adding a full refund could be obtained.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2025

He spent a couple seasons as a defensive end for the Oklahoma City Drillers, a farm team for the now-defunct United States Football League.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2024

Jasson Domínguez, a top 20-year-old OF, had three hits and three RBIs on Tuesday in his Triple-A debut for the Yankees’ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre farm team.

From Washington Times Aug. 23, 2023

Then it came in sight,—the farm team going to the mill with sacks of corn to be ground, each horse with a little string of bells to its harness.

From Cheerfulness as a Life Power by Marden, Orison Swett

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