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"We are hugely dependent and these vegetables are coming from really vulnerable parts of the world like south Europe and north Africa - the areas most prone to drought, fires, and overheating," said Fisher.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The region is prone to devastating seismic activity.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
They developed a reputation for being prone to mistakes and turnovers and were considered a bit soft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ireland was mistaken, he warned, in relying on a crop prone to failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Her harebrained live wire of a daughter, the perpetual overreactor, prone to fits of furious indignation about nothing at all.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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