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cereal

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /
NOUN
edible grain
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The cartoon turned the dynamic into an armed raid by cereal characters, but the basic instinct — watch a useful moral vocabulary become commercially useful — was already recognizable.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Once they have created lifetime customers, cereal companies tap into the nostalgia of older generations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

In 2021, when Osborn was still working as a mechanic at a Kellogg's plant and leading the local food workers' union, he helped lead a 77-day strike against the US cereal giant.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

I finish it anyway as I watch Justin eat a second bowl of cereal, this time of Cocoa Krispies.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Sugary cereals are generally placed on lower shelves in stores, the better for children to see the cheery packaging and cartoon mascots.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Coal, ore, cereals, chemicals, agricultural produce and other materials will now be able to reach foreign markets more easily.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Soybean oil appears in salad dressings, mayonnaise, baked goods, infant formula, snacks and fried foods; soy lecithin emulsifies chocolate and bread; and soy protein fortifies energy bars, breakfast cereals and canned soup.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

One entire cupboard was crammed with boxes of vintage breakfast cereals, most of which had been discontinued before I’d been born.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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