Example Sentences

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Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

More people are diversifying their income and there is less emphasis on rearing livestock on common grazing land.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“Women probably feel like they have more agency in their lives and they can delay child rearing, or even just not have children, that’s also probably a good thing.”

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

“I think I learned a lot about child rearing from him.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

At the mention of a horse race, the children began snorting and rearing up like three spirited ponies.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood