food chain
Example Sentences
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They enter the food chain when small creatures like krill consume them.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Davis told the Journal his work “includes appealing decisions to up the food chain in the Justice Department.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Concentrations of beryllium, copper, chromium, nickel and lead in particular were significantly above established safety thresholds for marine life, prompting fears for the long-term health of fish, marine mammals and the marine food chain.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Strasbourg are finding out that things are not always rosy down the food chain.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Other mushers had helped me some, but a major food chain had butter and a dry beverage powder at all the checkpoints as a promotional stunt.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
