piglet
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The best way to estimate the full-grown size of a piglet is by its parents, Rosen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
It was the only tennis match to start with a piglet being handed over to one of the competitors - but this was no ordinary match.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
Mummy and Daddy Pig will introduce the idea of the pending piglet in the Season 10 episode airing March 31.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
The phrase “Balls to the Walz” was everywhere, as were pictures of the Minnesota governor nestling a piglet in his arms with a beaming smile.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2024
One piglet, with a demented shriek, rushed into the sea trailing Roger's spear behind it.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Beguiled by photos of teensy piglets, she chose the runt of the litter—a tiny, shivering nugget for $350.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Also known as water bears and moss piglets, tardigrades sport blobby physiques, lumbering gaits and perfectly circular mouths stuck in the middle of their otherwise-featureless faces.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
“During the class you have piglets causing mischief and running on you, on top of you or cuddling with you,” Bousquet said.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
They introduced these virus suspensions drop-by-drop into each nostril of the piglets and monitored them for 5 days to see whether they displayed any symptoms, including changes in body temperature.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
They resemble stunted piglets with long legs, thick, stubby tails and narrow black eyes.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
