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piggy

[pig-ee] / ˈpɪg i /








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Rickles’ vocal turn as the sarcastic but devoted Mr. Potato Head along with John Ratzenberger’s wisecracking piggy bank Hamm gave the first three “Toy Story” movies a sharp edge that balanced their sentimentality.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

As oil prices dropped and PdVSA became a piggy bank for Chávez’s pet projects, including the sale of chickens, oil production slumped.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

So, of course, it’s not just that he’s arrogating the piggy bank to himself.

From Slate Oct. 17, 2025

UK retailers are being "raided like a piggy bank", the boss of Marks & Spencer has said, as the sector faces rising taxes.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2025

Claudia and her brother had ended up using the fountain as their own private piggy bank.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Bonus: The toe is seamless, so there’s no bulky stitching to irritate your little piggies.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

Think about what piggies could achieve if they trained their little chompers on the city’s population of invasive plant species.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2023

These aren’t cute little cartoon piggies or E.B.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2023

Anatomist Nikos Solounias and colleagues found the long lost piggies.

From Scientific American Mar. 24, 2018

It would be nice to have his own little piggies skulking about in the bushes.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

You'll be richer if you paint them; the piggier they are, and the heavier the gold watch chains across their bellies, the richer you will be; but you'll be happier if you feed them.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

My word, Helena, what a jolly place!—Why, this was the old school-room—I remember it perfectly—the piggiest, shabbiest old den.

From Helena by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

You 'bout the piggiest girl they is," said Jimmy, "all time got to eat up a poor old woman's pies.

From Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Calhoun, Frances Boyd




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