piggy
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And then there’s the annual plowing of millions in DWP surplus dollars into the City Hall piggy bank, which convinces ratepayers they’re being fleeced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
As oil prices dropped and PdVSA became a piggy bank for Chávez’s pet projects, including the sale of chickens, oil production slumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
So, of course, it’s not just that he’s arrogating the piggy bank to himself.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
But many retailers have criticised the move, and on Sunday the boss of M&S, Stuart Machin, said retailers were being "raided like a piggy bank" given the changes to various taxes.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
“This is all our piggy bank savings,” Bobby Gene explained.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
Think about what piggies could achieve if they trained their little chompers on the city’s population of invasive plant species.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2023
These aren’t cute little cartoon piggies or E.B.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
The piggies start out as the bad guys, for example, and it feels like Little Red Riding Hood could, in fact, turn into the wolf at any turn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2018
Anatomist Nikos Solounias and colleagues found the long lost piggies.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 24, 2018
“Oh, yes! He always finds what is lost! He has found piggies, and now he finds a great cauldron of wicked doings and brewings! Kind master will honor humble Gurgi!”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
You'll be richer if you paint them; the piggier they are, and the heavier the gold watch chains across their bellies, the richer you will be; but you'll be happier if you feed them.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
My word, Helena, what a jolly place!—Why, this was the old school-room—I remember it perfectly—the piggiest, shabbiest old den.
From Helena by Mrs. Humphry Ward
You 'bout the piggiest girl they is," said Jimmy, "all time got to eat up a poor old woman's pies.
From Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun
