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Little countered by saying the offline inspections can often include the evaluation of more hog carcasses than the traditional plants do.
PORK PLANTS IN A USDA TEST PROGRAM HAD HIGHER CONTAMINATION RATES THAN TRADITIONAL PLANTSKIMBERLY KINDYFEBRUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Whenever there was a dispute, the workers could stop the line, threatening to let the hog carcasses rot until the company resolved their grievance.
HOW THE HISTORY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, EXPLAINS HOW MEATPACKING PLANTS BECAME HOTBEDS OF COVID-19BY BERNICE YEUNG AND MICHAEL GRABELLDECEMBER 21, 2020PROPUBLICA
During a dispute, they could simply stop the line, threatening to let the hog carcasses rot until the company met their demands.
AS COVID-19 RAVAGED THIS IOWA CITY, OFFICIALS DISCOVERED MEATPACKING EXECUTIVES WERE THE ONES IN CHARGEBY MICHAEL GRABELL AND BERNICE YEUNGDECEMBER 21, 2020PROPUBLICA
In fact, for decades now, there’s been a push to industrialize hog farming in China, and these technologies were an attempt to produce even more pigs at an unprecedented scale.
“HE PUT QR-CODED WRISTBANDS ON EACH OF THE CHICKENS”KATIE MCLEANDECEMBER 18, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Data centers are energy hogs, with their cooling needs—those servers give off a lot of heat—accounting for as much as 40% of consumption.
MICROSOFT HAILS SUCCESS OF ITS UNDERSEA DATA CENTER EXPERIMENT—AND SAYS IT COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON DRY LAND, TOODAVID MEYERSEPTEMBER 15, 2020FORTUNE
His duty it was to stand at the head of the scalding trough, watch in hand, to "time" the length of the scald, crying "Hog in!"
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUS
The rope from his middle, a bottle of sack from his bosom, and a link of hog's puddings, pulled out of his left sleeve.
THE BATTLE OF HEXHAM;GEORGE COLMAN
There wasnt time for the Irishman to dodge; but he did spread his legs, and the angry mother-hog ran between them.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
The girls, who were nearest the end of the lake, watched Patrick and the old hog in amazement.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
There is an old mother hog that has gotten quite wild, and has a litter of young ones with her that are hard to catch.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
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WORDS RELATED TO HOG

  • accept
  • acquire
  • admit
  • annex
  • bear
  • carry
  • chalk up
  • compass
  • corner
  • enjoy
  • gain
  • get
  • get hands on
  • get hold of
  • have in hand
  • hog
  • hold
  • include
  • keep
  • land
  • latch on to
  • lock up
  • obtain
  • occupy
  • own
  • pick up
  • possess
  • procure
  • receive
  • retain
  • secure
  • sit on
  • take
  • take in
  • teem with
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