porky
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Another night, we had tacos with three different oven-roasted salsas: tomato; a smoky, porky black bean and corn; and peach, jammy and just a little charred.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
"I thought: 'Uh-oh. David’s told me a porky pie here,'" Underwood says.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
Instead, you get a harmonious porky bite with gamy undertones from the confit rabbit, beef tongue, duck wing meat and offal.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Yet the star of the dish turned out to be its condiment, a sticky, salty and porky soppressata jam.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Uncle Vernon clapped Dudley on his porky shoulder.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
“One of the porkies that David perpetuated for a very long time was that he came from a family where insanity seemed to be the norm and it just wasn’t true,” she says.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2019
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says his old club Tottenham were "telling porkies" last season when they say they did not contact other potential managers while Sherwood was still in charge at White Hart Lane.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2015
He continually tells porkies and blames everyone/everything else on his poor showing.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2015
Then again, given his propensity for telling porkies in interviews, perhaps the bank vault never existed and he was holed up in a penthouse at the Sanderson all along?
From The Guardian ● Dec. 4, 2010
The Bishop of Bath and Wells said, “Now me lad, what’s your story, eh? And don't tell any porkies, remember as how you’re talkin’ to a bishop.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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