cane
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For India, however, sugar availability could improve next year if high prices prompt mills to divert less cane to ethanol.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
One guide suggests beginners start with polylactic acid filament, a generally nontoxic material made primarily of cornstarch or sugar cane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He couldn’t help but notice that some of his contemporaries from when he played with the Braves and Dodgers were walking slower, in some cases with the help of a cane or an assistant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Another grower near Mid-Illovo, a region of rolling hills south of Durban, said most cane cutters in his area came from Lesotho, the tiny kingdom encircled by South Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
As I was about to say more, from behind me came the harsh rap of a cane striking the floor.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Elderly and propping himself up with canes, he said this conflict was of a different magnitude.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
Those costs will rise as France ages into dentures and canes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
It has more than 24,000 lights and about 150 props - including LED Christmas trees, candy canes and angel wings.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
Mr. Stieglitz was a tall man, with a penchant for corduroy suits and ornate silver-tipped canes.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Italy was caned by New Zealand 96-17 last week in Lyon but the Azzurri are usually thrashed by the All Blacks.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Before drafting his design, Mr. Jouin visited the Richelieu and saw a mix of seating in various rooms, including rows of high-backed caned chairs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
I ended up selling our beloved caned bentwood chairs because they just weren't comfortable to sit in for a long time.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2022
Another rebel told me if they get "caned" in both contests, it will spark another round of concern in the parliamentary party.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2022
It was said by the envious that Broadbent was the midnight poacher on whom Mr. Washington set his dogs, and whom he caned by the river-side at Mount Vernon.
From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray
Brooks decided to resign as a matter of honor, although he asserted that the House had no right to punish him since the caning had been a personal matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
“Miracle on 34th Street” probably was the first movie to give the commercialism of the holidays a stiff caning as we watch mega-department stores Gimbel’s and Macy’s try to outdo each other in Christmas sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Zimbabwe's constitutional court has banned the caning of juvenile convicts as a judicial punishment.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2019
If Sietsema gave a brutal caning to a new spot you’d probably look askance if you found out that he owned a place across the street.
From Fox News ● Dec. 31, 2018
The next one had on it: Why has south eastern Alaska so many caning factories?
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
