pig
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Whelan says "we'll take pictures of it", prompting Feeney to add: "I was gonna say, 'Unfortunately, this is a pig cemetery, mate'."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Part of my job is to be a guinea pig, so that I can warn you of the benefits and dangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“There’s a pig that has to pass through a python,” Cooney said, referring to the surge in diesel prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
At times, this makes the humble viewer feel a bit like a guinea pig in a focus group; the audience’s reactions are integral to measuring the film’s success.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
He collected fragments from a pig-size guinea pig, armor plates from a tanklike armadillo, more elephantine bones from elephantine sloths, and crated and shipped them to England.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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
Victor pigged out on sushi and cashews at the art opening, and only realized as he left that he’d overdoeuvred, and would be too full to enjoy his long-awaited dinner at Gramercy Tavern with Dulcie.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2014
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
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
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In the United States, only Cajun boucheries can compare in terms of a communal feast to revere the animal — and to express gratitude by pigging out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019
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
“I’m not the one pigging out on a sundae.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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