bushel
Example Sentences
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Chicago wheat futures were up 1.1% at $6.24 a bushel in morning European trade, after rising above $6.41 earlier in the session.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Corn Prices are currently about $4.40 per bushel, better than 2017, but farmers’ costs have also risen.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Soybean prices surged to above $11 a bushel after the deal was announced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
Corn prices were north of $8 per bushel in early 2022.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
"Really? You can sew like that, Ranee? You've been hiding your talent under a bushel."
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.