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to slaughtering
noun
The killing of animals, generally for food; ritual slaughter (kosher and halal).
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He likened Osama bin Laden to a butcher who had grown inured to slaughtering animals.
Now they've gone beyond attacking establishment figures to slaughtering their own people — even children — on the grounds that they are against Western education.
The Chinese company liked Smithfield's vertically integrated model — the company's operations span from raising hogs to slaughtering them and processing them into ham and sausage — and had a vested interest in preserving it.
There's also, of course, the strong possibility that if the coalition withdraws, the Sunni and Shia will get to slaughtering each other in earnest; the theory that America's presence is somehow making the violence worse is not particularly well supported.
— Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who pleaded guilty to slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians inside their homes, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a military jury decided on Friday.
But Starboard has picked up an argument advanced against Smithfield over the years: that its vertically integrated operations, from raising hogs to slaughtering and processing them into bacon and ham and then selling the products, are worth more separate than combined.
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They likened the orgies to "slaughter", "killing" and "butchery".
Saddam sent out helicopters to slaughter thousands.
"Now they are ready to slaughter us".
I'd be happy to slaughter them".
Gen. John Wool, refused to join the rush to slaughter.
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