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as in to butcher
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There, several members yanked Junior out of the deli and butchered him with knives and a machete.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025 -
The harvests became community events where younger tribal members learned how their ancestors butchered and used the buffalo.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
28 May 2025
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Interestingly, both of the films were released before the first nightmare throttled the entertainment industry in 2020.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The Nerazzurri have good players, but their back three system, which Antonio Conte passed on to Simone Inzaghi, can throttle the aggression up or down.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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At the same time, the world’s largest biomass company, Drax, is cutting down trees across North America with a promise to sell them as a replacement for fossil fuels.—
Tom Brown,
Wired News,
14 June 2025
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This cuts down on frustration at checkout, reduces cart abandonment and builds trust.—
Uttam Kumar,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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One in 4 children under age 5 is stunted, and 8 percent are wasted, with limited access to treatment, according to UNICEF.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Miami wasted another opportunity to cut into the Cardinals’ lead in the seventh, stranding another pair of runners on base after striking and grounding out with one out.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Various items were pulled from shelves back in March, ranging from fears that teething sticks could be a choking hazard to concerns about the particular batteries in a microphone potentially overheating and igniting.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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On Monday, Jane gave harrowing testimony about a night in June 2024 when Combs allegedly choked, punched and kicked her in a rage.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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If one or more teams are level at the end of the group stage, their finishing position will be determined by points obtained in the matches between the sides in question, not goal difference, like at the World Cup.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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After the Fed removed the bank’s $1.95 trillion asset cap Tuesday evening, the stock shot up and touched $79 in early trading but finished the session down 27 cents, closing at $75.38.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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That means the Senate's only practical effect is adding another point at which oligarch lobbyists can garrote popular policy.—
Ryan Cooper,
The Week,
29 Oct. 2021
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Tony, unhindered by any sense of moral anguish, garrotes the man in broad daylight with a length of cable.—
Adam Wilson,
Harper's magazine,
16 Sep. 2019
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Ofir Amir was shot in both legs and survived, as 411 others were murdered and 47 taken hostage.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Having been accused of murdering Cynthia Fuller’s (Sabrina Grdevich) terminally ill husband, Georgia spent the majority of the season in prison, on house arrest and in and out of the courtroom.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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“Scrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrag. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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