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Recent Examples of bovine
Golden Guernsey, named for a bovine species known for dairy production (and from which Gertrude is styled), operated at the site for generations as a regional processor, bottler and distributor.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be lacking.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Made of bovine leather with shiny patent finish, these slingback pumps boast subtle, cute details like double bows at the toe and a pale pink heel.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be lacking.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Made of bovine leather with shiny patent finish, these slingback pumps boast subtle, cute details like double bows at the toe and a pale pink heel.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bovine
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Massachusetts resident Stephen Chukumba, who featured in the original short and has stepped up to producing for this feature, faces less drastic life choices, especially since his transgender son Hobbes, a delightfully phlegmatic, unflappable kid, is now old enough to go off to university.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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This phlegmatic response was a good summary of current U.S. policy: Washington favors Maduro’s downfall, but its position lacks clarity and is not backed by the actions—including military strikes inside Venezuela—that would bring about the outcome U.S. officials appear to want.—
Elliott Abrams,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Nov. 2025
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In the Afrikaans world of my childhood, dancing often meant the stolid vastrap (tight-step), the terrible langarm (long-arm, a two-step that desperately wants to be a one-step), or, worst of all, volkspele (national or popular games), compulsory in Afrikaans-medium state-run schools.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Roosevelt, a stolid 19 masonry floors, can’t compete in this new game.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2026
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Dressed in a blue sweatshirt and surrounded by court officers, Henderson remained impassive.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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Now the piano has something to play against, slinking, leaping, whipping, and swiveling like an agitated shark in a tank of impassive harmonies.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Beginning in December, the Los Angeles Times has published revelations about how politics has intruded on a supposedly dispassionate report on the fire department’s wildfire responses.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dispassionate stranger on the phone inquiring how a citizen intended to vote—and why—is one of those institutions.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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The show, which runs through March 28, has a blistering message to impart about the insidious nature of authoritarian political movements and the dangers of being oblivious or indifferent.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Why insist on the past when the present seems indifferent to it?—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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By one estimate, fewer than a quarter of the residential areas in many cities allow anything other than detached single-family homes.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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But also, the way that the hospice nurses are so compassionate and calm and present, but at the same time detached.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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That’s because players generally tend to be neutral on or supportive of their GMs, if not completely aloof.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Chows are depicted on Chinese pottery dating to the Han dynasty; some lore maintains that this aloof, moody breed evolved in the shadow of the North Pole.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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