breadbasket
Example Sentences
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The governor of Russia’s breadbasket Rostov region declared a state of emergency in late August, citing the disruption to local agriculture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The town is in the Santa Cruz region -- an agricultural breadbasket supplying food to the country's western areas.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
“We are the breadbasket of the world but we’ve been overlooked for too long,” said Andrea Shabaglian, a vice president of the Fresno Republican women’s group.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Experts warned that Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket and Europe would starve.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026
For me, Gay put out slices of cheddar cheese and added some Wonder bread to the breadbasket.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
