butchery

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That film’s director, John Huston, joined Jimmy Stewart and fellow Directors Guild of America members, including George Lucas, in accusing Turner and other colorizers of cultural butchery.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Kakuta's restaurant has its own butchery, supplying bear meat dishes to a nearby hotel.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The butchery signal is clear as well:"At Namorotukunan, cutmarks link stone tools to meat eating, revealing a broadened diet that endured across changing landscapes," said Frances Forrest at Fairfield University.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

“And at some point we opened the window… and the stench was like a butchery… Like in the market, where it's not very clean.”

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

I have grown up in a house of butchery.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black