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bran

[bran] / bræn /
NOUN
cereal
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Composed of bran flour pieces, it was hard and virtually inedible.

From MarketWatch Jun. 21, 2026

Insoluble fibres, found in wholegrain bread, bran and the skins of fruit and vegetables, help our poo travel through the gut.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

Those are the kind of fibers found in e.g. wheat bran, vegetables, and whole grains.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2024

You can use a wide range of oils from different sources, such as olive oil, rice bran, avocado, peanut, coconut, macadamia and many more.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2024

And she gave Toby a saucer of water and some bran flakes and I let him run around the bathroom.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

Procter & Gamble said its earnings were affected by its stepped up investments in marketing, and divestitures of some smaller brans.

From US News Aug. 2, 2016

Two half-quartern brans; pound of best fresh; piece of double Glo'ster; and, to wind up all, some of the richest sort you ever lushed!'

From Oliver Twist by Dickens, Charles




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