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ranches

  • plural
    of ranch.
    ranch
    noun
    an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
  • present tense form
    of ranch (3rd person singular).
    ranch
    noun
    an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.

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Watch the video above to explore how the myth of the American cowboy became a global obsession, from the ranches of Oklahoma to a Tokyo honky-tonk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

These ranches once supported families, small towns, local stores and restaurants, feed suppliers, truckers, veterinarians, and entire rural communities.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

“God bless her. She let me go out and live on ranches and run with other people to get away from him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Echoes persisted of the 1986 crash, when the area had become a scavenger hunt for repossessed Lear jets, Mercedeses, mobile homes, oil rigs, ranches, and two-bedroom houses with walls so thin they seemed translucent.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger