butchery

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That film’s director, John Huston, joined Jimmy Stewart and fellow Directors Guild of America members, including George Lucas, in accusing Turner and other colorizers of cultural butchery.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Kakuta's restaurant has its own butchery, supplying bear meat dishes to a nearby hotel.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The butchery signal is clear as well:"At Namorotukunan, cutmarks link stone tools to meat eating, revealing a broadened diet that endured across changing landscapes," said Frances Forrest at Fairfield University.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

A shop that has housed butchery businesses for more than 100 years could face the chop unless more people use it.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

“This we have heard. And yet Your Radiance has found the courage to answer butchery with mercy. You have not harmed any of the noble children you hold as hostage.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin