fatten
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Soybean Export Council, a trade group, opened a Beijing office in 1982 to spread the word about protein-packed U.S. soybeans used to fatten livestock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
He was a skinny teenager told to go to buy milkshakes to "fatten him up".
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Wilson’s phalaropes feed and fatten up at Mono Lake before their migration to South America.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
But like all farmers know, the best way to fatten any animal is to feed it corn and grain — simple carbohydrates.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023
“In that new Chevy. But she’s expecting to feed you lunch before you go. It’s her last chance to fatten you up before you leave Mississippi” He grinned.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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