butcher
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José Rodríguez, a pork butcher who has a stall in the market, said that retail prices had remained steady since the crisis began.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Gil was pouring money into the renovation, into things he probably shouldn’t have, putting extra-nice butcher block in the bathrooms.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Meyer Levinson-Blount’s “Butcher’s Stain,” centered on a flimsy accusation against a friendly Palestinian butcher in an Israeli market, undercuts its gripping story with lackadaisical filmmaking and an unnecessary subplot, but lead Omar Sameer is commanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
He recommends sourcing your short ribs from a local or specialty butcher shop as opposed to the grocery store.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
We can look out our door and know when the butcher marché is open for business, if the big kapok tree down there is filled with black buzzards.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing butcher
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