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grain

[grayn] / greɪn /




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Even when life offers her a grain of solace or happiness, the morsel is already rotting from the inside out.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Higher whole grain intake was associated with several unfavorable structural changes, including faster losses of grey matter and hippocampal volume, as well as faster ventricular enlargement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It goes against the grain of what singers are trained to do,” Patrick Morganelli, who composed the score, told The Times back when it was first staged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

While Neko’s focus on getting people engaged with their health is valuable, he said, some of the company’s data findings about health improvements in returning patients should be taken with a grain of salt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But Jinjoo picked out pieces of fish from the soup that she tucked in the middle of the little rice balls she made out of the barley and grain rice.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

The “slop bowl” became internet shorthand for the familiar fast-casual mash-up — grains, greens, globally inspired protein, sauce, perhaps an avocado surcharge — assembled with the logic of a cafeteria line and an over-$10 price.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Its grains are fractured, and silica fills spaces between them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

China's import list includes more than 1,600 categories of American goods, including meats -- beef, pork, poultry and seafood -- grains, dairy, whiskey, coal and timber.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Low water levels in the Danube and damage to railway networks have made it expensive to use alternative ways of getting wheat and other grains out of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Wind Being collected these shimmering grains into its human form.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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