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cereal

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /
NOUN
edible grain
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I need it to tell me what the cereal costs.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

In agriculture, the same knowledge could help researchers develop cereal crops that are less likely to fall over before harvest.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Sometimes you order the wrong cereal, and sometimes you share someone’s bank statement with their co-workers.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

The cereal and packaged-foods maker has named its chief operating officer, Dana McNabb, to succeed Jeff Harmening at the helm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I get up and busy myself rinsing out my cereal bowl.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Iron can also be obtained naturally from foods including meat, beans, lentils, leafy green vegetables and fortified cereals.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

They appear in everything from soft drinks and candy to desserts, packaged snacks, and breakfast cereals, often providing sweetness with fewer calories than traditional sugar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

More trees to provide shade, older varieties of cereals that withstand heat better.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Last month, he said the Silpo store where he shops had no potatoes, cereals or many vegetables.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The necessary methods, implements, and facilities appeared rapidly in the Fertile Crescent after 11,000 B.C., having been invented for dealing with the newly available abundance of wild cereals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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