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Recent Examples of force-feedAuthorities were provided photos showing the baby with a tape over her mouth and a video of the mom allegedly force-feeding the baby, the arrest report alleges.—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Made from the fatty liver of a duck or goose, most foie gras production faces accusations of force-feeding the animals.—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The evil entertainer has yet to force-feed or directly torture any of his unwitting audience members with excrement.—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025 In previous livestreams, Graven was beaten, strangled, force-fed and peppered with paintballs, according to publications including the Telegraph and CNN that reviewed the content.—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Take, for example, the first victim portrays gluttony: a man with obesity is force-fed literally to death via hemorrhage.—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025 Public pressure mounted, including from the United Nations, and a court order required authorities to stop force-feeding the group.—Jimmy Jenkins, USA Today, 27 June 2025 Instead, Misty leads a crew to force-feed him through a tube.—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Schedule feeding can lead to overfeeding or underfeeding which can cause uncomfortable sensations for the baby such as painful gas (and the crying associated with it), difficulty sleeping, and never feeling truly full.
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Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
7 July 2025
The court heard during the case in 2023 that Letby attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them, and poisoning them with insulin.
On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
So does Stagier Bar, with creations like dumplings filled with lomo saltado, a Peruvian dish of sautéed beef that hints at the chef Joel Baeza’s Latin American roots.
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Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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