foodstuff
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Iran has been working to send some of its oil by rail to China and to import foodstuff by road from the Caucasus and Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Before becoming the symbol of Halloween, pumpkins had a very long history as a foodstuff.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
And versions of this protest tool, throwing a foodstuff at somebody, have been around a long time.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2024
The idea of giving peanut butter to babies and young children will horrify a generation of parents who were told to avoid the foodstuff due to the fear of allergies.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
And unless folks didn’t want his hands on their foodstuff, he’d soon be weighing up sugar and flour and drawing molasses out of the barrel.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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If changing climate means that certain foodstuffs can no longer be produced in their traditional localities, then the idea of terroir will be stretched to its limits.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Coverage of the foodstuffs whisked into MSG includes photo evidence of eggs, bell peppers, oranges and arugula.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Prime Minister Rumen Radev, who won April's general election with a pledge to combat inflation, introduced discounts of at least 15 percent on certain basic foodstuffs in early June, in cooperation with major retail chains.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Government vouchers lift income to $150 a month but that still falls far short of the amount a family needs to buy basic foodstuffs -- $645, according to private estimates.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
If they lost some of their staple foodstuffs, they could gather or hunt other species, or move to a less affected area.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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