pigs
Example Sentences
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“I remember growing up, all our sauces started with a little olive oil, but also a lot of pork fat,” he says, “Because olive oil could be found, but was more expensive than the fat people could get from the pigs they raised and they butchered.”
From Salon
The actor noted that the family had embraced an abundance of wildlife on the ranch, including adding multiple animals to their broods, from pigs and chickens to horses, dogs, and cats.
From MarketWatch
First, it is believed to be the biggest loss of Cuban combatants at the hands of the US military since the Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961.
From BBC
At 88 years old, Victor Dreke is a contemporary of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, and says the current conflict with the US has echoes of the CIA-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs in April 1961.
From BBC
When Daidai realised her father was too old to slaughter two pigs for a traditional community feast in the run-up to Chinese New Year, she turned to social media.
From BBC
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