pig
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But you cannot just pop down to the farm and take a kidney from a pig and put it into a person.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Surgeons attached the pig kidney to the blood vessels inside Tim Andrews' body so the organ could filter the blood.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Harrison, who first made Wilbur famous, said he was happy for the pig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
To a Haitian, every pig was a bank account—it could be bartered for food, shelter, medicine, even school tuition for a child.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
To “Yesterday” Yesterday, how I pigged out at the free buffet Now the nausea won’t go away I should have dined home yesterday.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022
We’ve just been there and me and all my crew just pigged out.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2015
That was the championship formula the way the Heat did it, except they pigged out with LeBron James and Chris Bosh joining Dwyane Wade in Miami.
From Chicago Tribune ● Nov. 26, 2013
I pigged out, stayed on my feet too long at Macy’s and Saks.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2012
A virus makes copies of itself inside a cell until eventually the cell gets pigged with virus and pops, and the viruses spill out of the broken cell.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
It’s one thing to blame Red Lobster’s problems on consumers pigging out on shrimp, but who were the real pigs in this saga?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
They are undergoing pigging - a process in which a device travels through the pipeline cleaning and taking measurements, including wall thickness - every three years rather than the five years as required.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2016
The 2016 presidential candidates had a deep-fried field day last summer at the Iowa State Fair, pigging out on everything from pork chops on a stick to breaded-and-fried Snickers bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2016
That means giving people options that don't make them feel like they're pigging out.
From US News ● Aug. 28, 2015
We found her pigging out at an overturned hot dog stand while the owner was curled up on the sidewalk, sucking his thumb.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
