butchered
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On Stóra Dímun, sheep cannot be kept indoors—so large numbers are butchered before the winter storms begin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The chicken is brought in whole before being butchered and brined in-house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Animal remains were also placed in the grave, including a butchered calf.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
"I was so lucky, in the second-to-last frame I tried a plant and butchered it and fluked a ball. It was fate maybe," Higgins told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Orange Juice, with huffs and lip-smacking noises, turned away, and the hyena lowered its head and retreated behind the zebra’s butchered body.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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