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butcher

[booch-er] / ˈbʊtʃ ər /






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It was a strange little society of meats that belonged neither behind the butcher counter nor among the premium lunch meats — the thin-sliced turkey in its tidy package, the glossy hunk of honey ham.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

As orders flood into the restaurant via online food delivery services and a walk-up window, a butcher slices through whole chickens while one cook flips thin slabs of steak and chicken on a grill.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

I recently found A5 Wagyu striploins available at a specialty butcher near me in New York City, paying $64 for a half pound cut that served two.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Robin, aged 82, worked as a butcher in Oldbury for 68 years.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

One black butcher who died with no family to provide a proper burial was given a full, all-expenses-paid union funeral parade.

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

The volunteers “were butchers, bakers, candlestick makers who then fought fire when the fire bell rang,” Mr. Winkle says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

The government decided not to back a previous proposal for more businesses including butchers and fishmongers to open on the public holiday.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

Craig Hammond, who runs a butchers in Matfield, said he was planning to close on Thursday, saying it was impossible to stay open for "hygiene reasons."

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

He remembers about six butchers being in competition in Saltcoats at that stage.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

Our village at the edge of the Białowieża Forest was made up of farmers and blacksmiths, butchers and tailors, teachers and shopkeepers.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

The chicken is brought in whole before being butchered and brined in-house.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Busy markets sold butchered meats and fast-wilting vegetables, horse carts clattered, children shouted, and men and women gossiped in coffeehouses and read from printed newspapers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

The camera holds on a tight shot of a tomato being butchered by a dull kitchen knife, juice and seeds spilling out as the fruit splits down its sides.

From Salon Mar. 2, 2025

But France had butchered numerous try-scoring opportunities in a surprise defeat by England at Allianz Stadium last time out, and looked intent on making amends.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2025

He brings in the butchered dirty meat and washes it in the sink with detergent and hot water.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Cornell University has clarified that its dorm kitchens are for cooking food — not butchering bears.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

The site also contained stone tools along with the remains of elephants and other animals, suggesting the area was once used for butchering prey near the edge of an ancient lake.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

We’ve come a long way from 1992, when Bill Clinton bypassed prime-time and Sunday political shows by wearing sunglasses and butchering “Heartbreak Hotel” on a saxophone on “The Arsenio Hall Show.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 16, 2025

A host is also responsible for introducing every comic onstage, mentioning their credits and not butchering their name — all while hoping they actually make it on time for their spot.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2025

The first full-time job for many refugees in Clarkston was cleaning and butchering just-killed chickens at local chicken processing plants.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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