1
: the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
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We need to cut the pork out of the federal budget.
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The wings, each about the size of a large pork rib, were created by Vladimir Edwards, a former Apt.
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Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Who Loves Chicken? A National Cattlemen’s Beef Association consumer survey in February 2024 indicated that 83% of consumers eat poultry at least once a week, followed by beef at 70%, pork at 46%, fish at 41% and meat alternatives at 25%.
—Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Family-friendly Offerings Although there isn't a kids' club, the hotel caters to families with quite a few connecting rooms and amenities like mini bathrobes and slippers, kids-sized pajamas, small umbrellas, Stokke high chairs, and a kids' menu with dishes like pork curry vol-au-vent.
—Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
Carnivores, meanwhile, can carve into filets, New York strips and ribeyes with optional Bearnaise sauce, black truffle butter and bleu cheese crust, along with Berkshire pork in a sherry reduction and double-bone lamb chops in roasted garlic-thyme jus.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
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Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Who Loves Chicken? A National Cattlemen’s Beef Association consumer survey in February 2024 indicated that 83% of consumers eat poultry at least once a week, followed by beef at 70%, pork at 46%, fish at 41% and meat alternatives at 25%.
—Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Family-friendly Offerings Although there isn't a kids' club, the hotel caters to families with quite a few connecting rooms and amenities like mini bathrobes and slippers, kids-sized pajamas, small umbrellas, Stokke high chairs, and a kids' menu with dishes like pork curry vol-au-vent.
—Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
Carnivores, meanwhile, can carve into filets, New York strips and ribeyes with optional Bearnaise sauce, black truffle butter and bleu cheese crust, along with Berkshire pork in a sherry reduction and double-bone lamb chops in roasted garlic-thyme jus.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Pork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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pork
noun
ˈpō(ə)rk 
ˈpȯ(ə)rk
1
: the flesh of a pig used for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
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