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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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The dealership on Derby's old cattle market remains closed and Jaguar Land Rover said it was working to return the showroom and service centre to normal.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024

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 following prices paid in 1901 and in 1916 for prize-winning exhibition beeves—at the International Live Stock Exposition held annually in Chicago, at the Union Stock Yards—well illustrate the trend of the cattle market:

From Louisiana Beef Cattle by Stubbs, William Carter

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