chicken
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On Sunk Island in rural Holderness, arable farmer Jono Dixon says he is careful to reduce the impact of spreading chicken muck on his land near Patrington Haven Leisure Park.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Another nearby village "is completely empty, not even a chicken lives there… empty villages like that are countless", Fatima says.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
She started crying over a dinner of chicken and dumplings she made for her family while talking about the prospect of leaving their longtime home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
A roast chicken can be imagined burnished and fragrant, surrounded by little potatoes, perhaps with thyme involved.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
“What does chicken pox have to do with it?” he wanted to know, but my mother said he was just tired of watching Charlie and me scratch.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
I think I went through about three chickens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Through the first six months of this year, companies slaughtered more than 4.9 billion chickens, up 3% from the same period last year and up 6% from five years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Of course being headless chickens we can’t think much.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
"There's a lot of poo that comes out of the chickens," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Why are you holding chickens? I thought this was the Sunburne School, not a poultry academy.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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