breadbasket
Example Sentences
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Punjab has for years been a breadbasket for India, but the modernization of the state’s agriculture worsened inequality, fueling a Marxist-inspired movement as far back as the 1960s.
From Washington Post
Russia is a major producer of oil, gas and fertilizer, while Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket.
From Washington Post
The U.N. and Turkey brokered July’s agreement that allowing Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to ship food and fertilizer from three of its Black Sea ports.
From Seattle Times
The U.N. and Turkey brokered the deal between the warring countries last July that allows Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to ship food and fertilizer from three of its Black Sea ports.
From Seattle Times
Before the war Ukraine, sometimes described as the breadbasket of Europe, was the world's fourth-largest corn exporter and fifth-biggest wheat seller.
From Reuters
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