cane
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He said weather and global warming also affected many products the business brings in, such as tropical fruits, vanilla, cocoa, sugar cane.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
That’s in part because Crouch is 75, and a bicycle accident has him using a cane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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
Leaving a trail of destruction in their wake are introduced pests: fire ants, cane toads, rabbits, foxes, feral cats.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The hardest part was staying out of range of her cane.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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
The team dressed in Santa hats and reindeer antlers, throwing the slowly gyrating microphone to each other to speak while candy canes floated around their heads.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
He reached up and took from the top of it three very thin yellow canes, each with the bent-over handle at one end.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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
"They went to Aston Villa, got caned and never recovered," said BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore of a 4-0 hammering at Villa Park in March.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 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
Secular education comes to this: that the only reason for ceasing to do evil and learning to do well is that if you do not you will be caned.
From Treatise on Parents and Children by Bernard Shaw
To him, the caning was in principle no different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
In Singapore, someone convicted of voyeurism can face up to two years in jail, fines, caning, or a combination of these penalties.
From BBC ● May 2, 2023
“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
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
