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as in to butcher
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The star of the show on the menu is the fish, aged and butchered in-house by expert Chef Nikos Roussos and his team.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025 -
Many were forced to butcher their camels to make ends meet, plunging the population to a low point of 200,000 in Mongolia.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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The software company, known for its work in securing and managing traffic to websites, announced on Tuesday a new tool—currently in private beta—that throttles AI bot crawlers and forces them to receive permission for access, if not payment.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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The platform has also suspended high-profile journalists that have reported critically against Musk, and has reportedly throttled links to websites that Musk dislikes.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
18 June 2025
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With the Trump administration threatening to cut down federal funding for EV rebates through the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, states will have to increasingly rely on themselves to fund these programs.—
Rambo Talabong,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Editing, summarizing, translating, turning longer-form assets into social clips and more—AI helps cut down the grunt work so marketers can focus on high-impact deliverables.—
Nate Roy,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Old and extra light bulbs seem to always end up in a box on a garage shelf, wasting storage space that could be used for other items.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Everyone's time is valuable, and no one's time should be wasted.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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For more than a minute, audio captures the sounds of a struggle: grunting, choking.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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As a result, millions more children and vulnerable people will be forced to choke on toxic fumes while manufacturing executives pour more money into dying steel plants.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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It’s expected to cost $35 million and would be finished in January 2031.—
Chase Jordan
July 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
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Hanna and Rebecca, who had just finished second grade, were among the girls staying at Camp Mystic, a beloved camp founded 99 years ago.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 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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Obviously, Tiff is grieving Rob, the father of her child who was murdered at the end of last season.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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Around 1,000 women are murdered a year in Pakistan due to honor killings, according to Human Rights Watch.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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“Scrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrag. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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