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Recent Examples of trenchermanOne way or another, the ensemble is a trencherman’s feast.—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 27 Sep. 2022
Brooklyn is still a place where pigs roam the streets.
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Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
In her experiment, McPherson and colleagues created a set-up holding human, mice and pig sperm cells in one part of the compartment and egg cells in the other, divided by a thin channel simulating the female reproductive tract.
And yet, to holier-than-thou doctors like young Ogilvie (Lucas Iverson), Howard is a cautionary tale: a glutton who can’t control himself, a rube who hasn’t heard of Ozempic, and a lazy slouch who can’t manage to drag himself to aqua aerobics.
Along with corn and soybeans, for example, the Kalbachs produced hay, and tended to hogs and cattle.
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Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Similar robotics companies have already worn out their welcome in other US cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, as their delivery bots hog sidewalks, injure residents, and rampage through gardens.
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Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
In the gourmand's metropolis of Montreal, one of the best ways to fill the time between meals is to go shopping.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
These restaurant additions could earn stars, the most prestigious and sought-after of Michelin’s awards; bib gourmand awards, which indicate value; or nods as new and notable.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026