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pig

[pig] / pɪg /
NOUN
animal of swine family
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NOUN
person who is like a pig
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Her pig roast is also part salmon bake and part old-school cookout, a beautiful gathering of nations grooving to an eclectic vibe I’ve tried to replicate here.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Meat prices were almost unchanged, rising by 0.1% from April as higher bovine, ovine, and poultry meat prices were largely offset by lower pig meat prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Other central issues for voters were animal rights, the high level of pesticides in drinking water because of pig farming, and agriculture's climate footprint overall.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

"I wouldn't want to be the first guinea pig," as "it's not so easy to have everything just smooth" like Apple has managed to do with its laptops.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

When we returned to Chicago and our familiar room in the boardinghouse, I did not exactly dive into my lumpy bed like a pig into a mud bath.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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