pig
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The gathering coincided with the annual shareholder meeting of the Lodge Cast Iron pan company, which has been melting pig iron and recycled steel to form cast iron pans for 130 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“It’s Saturday,” she replies, “I can pig out if I want to.”
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
The pig was subsequently captured and taken to the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter, CBS reported, where it will be kept until Thursday to give the owner time to pick the animal up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"The guinea pig stood on what appeared to be a very thick mat of mud which I believe to be very old, ground down, compacted faeces."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"When you get right down to it, I suppose there's not much difference between eating a pig and eating a guinea pig," he said, holding out his hand to the dragon.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
I may have pigged out on Thanksgiving, but I will not eat myself into a stupor during the rest of the holidays.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2018
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
In fact, most people pigged out just before they turned, knowing it would all be sucked away.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Consider his refusal to give candy to teenagers trick-or-treating out of costume, or his anger at Christian Slater for pigging out on the caviar at Mary Steenburgen’s anniversary party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2017
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
