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Antimicrobials are used not only to treat infections in humans but also to prevent infections in farm animals or sometimes just to rapidly fatten them up.
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Jess Craig, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
Losing the season’s series (5-8) to woeful Washington didn’t help, especially since the Nationals struggled against the Mets and Phillies, allowing those two clubs to fatten their records.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
During his tenure at Chipotle, the stock climbed 773%, fattening the value of his overall compensation.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
That will be a problem for many in the media, entertainment and advocacy industries as contempt and divisiveness fatten wallets of so many who put their own interests ahead of humanity and country.
—Paul Miller, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
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Jess Craig, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
Losing the season’s series (5-8) to woeful Washington didn’t help, especially since the Nationals struggled against the Mets and Phillies, allowing those two clubs to fatten their records.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
During his tenure at Chipotle, the stock climbed 773%, fattening the value of his overall compensation.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
That will be a problem for many in the media, entertainment and advocacy industries as contempt and divisiveness fatten wallets of so many who put their own interests ahead of humanity and country.
—Paul Miller, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
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The nature is pretty cool My ship’s route from the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean was a beautiful one, filled with islands ringed in red-earthed cliffs and dark, forested riversides.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Huts fill up fast, so check each property’s for pricing and availability.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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The goal is steady feeding without overfeeding, which can damage the tree.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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Her methods, the court concluded, included injecting premature infants with air or insulin, overfeeding them, and harming them with medical tools.The Week UK, theweek, 28 July 2024
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So Damien really let Drew take care of that part, and Drew, who has a martial arts background, would constantly tell me to mess it up.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
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Today, that’s not true anymore and that messed people up.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
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Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches.Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, New York Times, 13 June 2023
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In summary, short-term volatility will persist while consumers batten down the hatches, but as always the future of retail is bright for those who are willing to evolve.Natalie Berg, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatten. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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