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All that gnashing and suckling is old hat — as old as the burgundy fedora Jordan slips on when playing the more jovial of these brothers in arms.
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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Another highlight is the Domingos de Rancho farm-to-table dinner with options of roasted suckling goat, organic chicken and pork.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Herald, 14 May 2024
Prices: Dinner appetizers $18 to $32, main courses $28 to $78, large-format dishes $170 to $600 (for whole suckling pig).
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Another highlight is the Domingos de Rancho farm-to-table dinner with options of roasted suckling goat, organic chicken and pork.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Herald, 14 May 2024
Prices: Dinner appetizers $18 to $32, main courses $28 to $78, large-format dishes $170 to $600 (for whole suckling pig).
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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“Suckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suckling. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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suckling
noun
suck·ling
ˈsək-liŋ 
: a young mammal still sucking milk from its mother
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