breadbasket
Example Sentences
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The governor of Russia’s breadbasket Rostov region declared a state of emergency in late August, citing the disruption to local agriculture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We are the breadbasket of the world but we’ve been overlooked for too long,” said Andrea Shabaglian, a vice president of the Fresno Republican women’s group.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Experts warned that Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket and Europe would starve.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026
By late August, further south in the province of Punjab, floods had submerged 4,500 villages, overwhelming "Pakistan's breadbasket", in a country that can't always afford to import enough food.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
This, bear in mind, is the breadbasket of America, an area that produces roughly half the world’s cereals.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
