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cereal

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /
NOUN
edible grain
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"The situation is very dire," lamented Amaury Poncelet, a cereal farmer in central Belgium.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

According to the charity, each bag of food includes fresh fruit and vegetables, chilled items for the fridge, and cupboard supplies such as pasta and cereal.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The maker of Cheerios cereal and Pillsbury dough on Wednesday posted a profit of $303.1 million, or 56 cents a share, for its quarter ended Feb. 22.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Celine Imart, a cereal farmer and right-wing lawmaker from France who sponsored the plan hailed the deal as an "undeniable success".

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Took me a long time to puzzle out what that could mean—until one morning, while we were eating cereal, he told me that, sometimes, he thinks there isn’t such a thing as time.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender