hog

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China is the world’s largest soybean importer, relying heavily on imports to feed its massive hog and poultry industries.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Her look evolves from a worn-out cog to a biker-like granny who’d seem natural riding on the back of Dennis Hopper’s hog.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet Carrick was not about to hog the limelight as he attended a family event alongside, among others, close friend Chris Hood.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“You should have seen the blood!” one character, Jack, exclaims the first time he kills a wild hog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

We herded the cattle into pens, and untied the poor hogs and turned them loose in the hog pens, too.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier