breadbasket

Example Sentences

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“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

The scientists knew this massive pollution was happening in what is often described as the "breadbasket of Europe".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

A barley risotto studded with dried autumn mushrooms follows, Finland’s breadbasket turned into comfort.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

It’s not that the Cape of Good Hope itself is too dry for agriculture: it is, after all, the breadbasket of modern South Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond