butchering

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We’ve come a long way from 1992, when Bill Clinton bypassed prime-time and Sunday political shows by wearing sunglasses and butchering “Heartbreak Hotel” on a saxophone on “The Arsenio Hall Show.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The fleecing of Kevin, who ProPublica agreed to identify by first name only, was a textbook example of pig butchering.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025

The latter are also known as "pig butchering" scams, named after the farming practice of fattening pigs before slaughtering them.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

“It is very tense right now,” said Oleksandr Kobets, a farmer who was butchering a pig in his yard.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Their own retainers made a busy sight with houseboys mixing bowls of water and wine, or sopping water up in sponges, wiping tables to be placed about in hall, or butchering whole carcasses for roasting.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer