butcher
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The WNO formed during the Second World War, with 60 amateur singers from across south Wales including miners, teachers, railway workers and even a butcher coming together.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Gil was pouring money into the renovation, into things he probably shouldn’t have, putting extra-nice butcher block in the bathrooms.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“I’m celebrating neither Nowruz nor Fitr this year,” said Hasan, a Tehran butcher who said he saw two-thirds of his revenue wiped out.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
He recommends sourcing your short ribs from a local or specialty butcher shop as opposed to the grocery store.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
With the butcher knife Ma cut the big, orange-colored pumpkins into halves.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Vocabulary lists containing butcher
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 6
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