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ranching

  • present participle of ranch.

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Making beef affordable again will only happen by rebuilding the domestic U.S. ranching base.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Just within the past two centuries, cattle and sheep brought in for ranching — and then later elk and deer for hunting — ate up the island’s shrubs, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Larry McMurtry was born into a Texas ranching family.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

But the New Mexico State Land Commission cancelled the leases in September 2019 after the office determined that Epstein had used the tract as a privacy buffer - not for ranching or agriculture.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Grandpa’s ranching horses were the stuff of legend.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover