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grain

[greyn] / greɪn /




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Oetzi and these Bronze Age salt miners ate more fibre and whole grain than modern-day people, Sarhan explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

There’s more than a grain of truth to that, but the cohort that really can’t stop themselves are Wall Street professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A mouse plague is terrorising farmers across large swathes of Australia, with the rodents running rampant around homes and ravaging fields of grain.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The imposing grain silos at Beirut’s port mostly withstood last year’s massive explosion — but now serve as reminders of negligence and destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The weather may have been good for the grain, but it did nothing for anyone’s temper.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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