breadbasket
Example Sentences
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Experts warned that Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket and Europe would starve.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
So how do you clean up the country known as "Europe's breadbasket"?
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
"Saint Elizabeth is the breadbasket of the country, and that has taken a beating. The entire Jamaica has felt the brunt of Melissa."
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
“Have a rigmarole,” offered the count, passing the breadbasket.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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