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as in to butcher
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According to prosecutors, Manson ordered his disciples to butcher some of LA’s rich and famous to trigger a race war.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025 -
Research has even proposed that the ability to butcher meat may have caused early humans to evolve smaller teeth and jaws than their chimpanzee relatives, who could easily gnaw on tough foods.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
3 July 2025
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The White House could throttle federal funding for the upcoming World Cup and Olympic games, or even slow walk fire recovery assistance.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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Although the riots swiftly died down after the initial spasm of outrage, many on the British right criticized the government’s response as heavy-handed, designed to throttle conservative views.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Carolina Panthers don’t have to cut down their roster to 53 players for a few weeks — but the numbers game has already started.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Many people, environmentalists, that is, believe in preserving trees and forests; however, others, especially developers, would rather cut down trees to build houses, commercial buildings, highways, and so on.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Aug. 2025
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Lastly, the amount of young talent that has been wasted and moved along without any opportunity to prove themselves.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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But, as Vaughan’s experience shows, investment without belief and buy-in can be wasted energy.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Montgomery County Jail records showed that the athlete was arrested following an incident at his home that same morning and is accused of assaulting and choking or suffocating an individual.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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He was accused of choking Jacob and then two hours later choking him again and hitting him in the face.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Verlander set a season-high in innings and finished one away from his personal-best this year in strikeouts.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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That production resulted in him winning the Offensive Player of the Year award and finishing third in the MVP balloting.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 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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The two had become friends, but police arrested Knox and charged her with murdering Kercher.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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As teenagers, they were convicted of murdering three 8-year-old boys, allegedly as part of Satanic rites.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Scrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrag. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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