fatten

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Soybean Export Council, a trade group, opened a Beijing office in 1982 to spread the word about protein-packed U.S. soybeans used to fatten livestock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Hormones are usually used to fatten cattle in the later stages of production, a Defra spokesperson said, and therefore traces would be identifiable through checks.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

They lauded her history, beliefs and wit, such as when she was asked about student testing during a gubernatorial debate and replied, “You don’t fatten a hog by weighing it more often.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

But like all farmers know, the best way to fatten any animal is to feed it corn and grain — simple carbohydrates.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

“That gives the larvae a chance to fatten up nicely, the way the hens like them, but not quite long enough to hatch into flies.”

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan