swine

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A herd of pigs at a swine facility once charged at him, forcing him to jump out of the way while the farmhands chuckled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

During the flu season that ended in September, 280 children died from flu — the most since the swine flu pandemic season of 2009-10.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Zoetis saw a particularly steep decline in revenue for its swine and poultry medications.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The same goes for pigs — a single case was found among five backyard pigs in October in a non-commercial operation where swine mixed with poultry and other livestock.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

On foot and swiftly he went up toward the stockade where swine were penned in hundreds, and at night the guardian of the swine, the forester, slept under arms on duty for his masters.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer