chicken
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The immunisations recommended for all children under the order are for measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and varicella or chicken pox.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
More Americans were expected to spurn pricier steaks and burgers in favor of cheaper chicken sandwiches and tenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, demand for chicken cuts has been steadily climbing, driven by Americans’ appetite for protein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Bigger chicken breeds and flocks not being decimated by disease over the summer have led to a glut in an industry that slaughters more than nine billion birds a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
I believe it means the Pickled Onion owes me a few ginger ales and perhaps a chicken dinner for my suffering.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Even a small uptick could result in millions of extra chickens moving through processors’ plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Of course being headless chickens we can’t think much.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Animal DNA came from cattle, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Emma and her husband Simon moved three years ago to Bédar, where they looked after 15 chickens and spent time with their three dogs.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
All at once, in a blizzard of flying feathers and tasty, furiously beating wings, the chickens rose into the air.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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