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yards
  • present tense form of yard (3rd person singular).

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Another German ship and submarine maker, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, had itself made a competing offer for German Naval Yards in January.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The KIA was an early investor in the first Hudson Yards tower in Manhattan in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yards away from the Union Street fire site the A-listed Egyptian Halls have been covered by scaffolding for years.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Although I live in Connecticut, I got an apartment just a few blocks away from the Manhattan office in Hudson Yards so I could spend all my time thinking about LIV 24/7 Monday through Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Many of the newer immigrants from eastern European countries like Poland and Lithuania were relegated to the ramshackle houses just west of the Union Stock Yard in the neighborhood aptly called Back of the Yards.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield