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farmyards

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plural of farmyard

as in farmlands

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At their regular density levels in Australian farmlands, the researchers estimated that brown snakes alone might remove thousands of mice annually for every square kilometer of farmland.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of farmlands

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Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Then the farms were abandoned, the forests grew back and the deer returned.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of farms

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Some of the worst cases of the syndrome, for instance, have been on poor farmsteads in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of farmsteads

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At the farms, the ranches, the pastures, Cal seldom got out of the truck.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Chat up the people behind the region’s small ranches and orchards – Arata Farms, Kai’s Fresh Asian Produce, Alhambra Valley Beef & Pears – while enjoying live music and treats like fresh mini-doughnuts and Hawaiian-style popcorn.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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