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slaughter

[slaw-ter] / ˈslɔ tər /




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Several truckloads of his roughly 18-month-old cattle will soon be shipped to Schuyler for slaughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The closure was part of sweeping changes to Tyson’s business, including scrapping another slaughter facility in Illinois and plans to sell a plant in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Fewer hours of darkness means the birds eat more and therefore reach a higher slaughter weight.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

It argued that thousands end up at slaughter auctions each year.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

They feed the corn to livestock and then slaughter the corn-fattened animals.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Bigger chicken breeds and flocks not being decimated by disease over the summer have led to a glut in an industry that slaughters more than nine billion birds a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The June 26 complaint filed by Animal Outlook described slaughters captured on video by Scott David, the organization’s director of investigations, when he visited the ranch during its Eid al-Adha event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

"We condemn the resurgence of these mass slaughters and call on government to take its responsibility to secure lives and property very seriously or it should leave the stage."

From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2022

"Jerry Lee Lewis slaughters his rivals," it said, "in a 13-song set that feels like one long convulsion".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2022

Fruit and slaughters are not usually combined, nor are gods and peasants.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Chickens are ready to be slaughtered in six weeks, and hogs, in about six months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

More than 120,000 eagles were slaughtered over the course of Alaska’s bounty system alone.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

But one senior Tory told the BBC they expected the party would be "slaughtered" in May by Reform UK.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

Wolves have since recolonized the state — a development hailed by conservationists as an ecological win but derided by many ranchers whose cattle are slaughtered by the skilled pack hunters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

The information includes details about the exact hfpe of cow or pig, what kind of feed it was given, what drugs, if amj, when it was slaughtered, and more.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

“If anyone does have an idea of buying it for the purpose of what it’s being marketed as, for slaughtering animals, they’ll have a large contingent of public opposition,” Williamson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

Turkeys bred at the site are supplied to farms that use traditional rearing and slaughtering methods to produce higher-quality meat, a standard known as "farmfresh".

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

Business has been challenging for the companies responsible for slaughtering cattle and processing the meat into the steaks, ground beef, and roasts that line supermarket shelves and are sold at restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Today, just four companies control more than 80% of the beef slaughtering and packing market.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025

My father was an unofficial priest and presided over ritual slaughtering of goats and calves and officiated at local traditional rites concerning planting, harvest, birth, marriage, initiation ceremonies, and funerals.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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