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The rather disgusting term is applied to these scams as the victim has their trust built up by the attackers before moving in for the kill, in an analogous way to a pig being fattened up before slaughter.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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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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Why risk messing that up because of a tiny screen? About the Author More Stories Coke, Twinkies, Skittles, and … Whole-Grain Bread?Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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This feels like a confirmation that Ellie was partly to blame for messing the laundry up before, even if unintentionally.Emma Soren, Vulture, 16 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 25 Nov. 2024.
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