breadbasket
Example Sentences
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Experts warned that Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket and Europe would starve.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
The scientists knew this massive pollution was happening in what is often described as the "breadbasket of Europe".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Holguín was once known as the breadbasket of Cuba because of its rich agricultural land.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
The region is Italy’s breadbasket, typically producing more durum wheat than any other part of the country, and locals often eat pasta twice a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
Above all, the river’s reliable yearly inundations had long made the kingdom the breadbasket of the Mediterranean.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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