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As Walmart hurtles into the AI age and rebrands itself as a tech company, the legacy of the chain’s plainspoken founder is lore in this city surrounded by cattle farms and poultry houses.—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 Buses, trains and automobiles His various modes of transportation along the way have ranged from buses, trains, vans, hitchhiking, horses, motorbikes, slow boats, sea barges, bicycles and even a poultry truck.—Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 The study categorized red meat (beef and pork) and poultry (chicken and turkey) as unprocessed and identified deli meats, bacon, and sausage as processed.—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Maintain muscle by eating 20 grams to 30 grams of protein per meal, which could include fish, poultry, yogurt and beans.—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poultry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English pultrie, from Anglo-French pulletrie, from pulleter poulterer, from pullet chicken — more at pullet
Middle English pultrie "fowl raised for food," from early French pulletrie (same meaning), from pulleter "one who raises poultry," from pullet "chicken" — related to pullet