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cereal

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /
NOUN
edible grain
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In 2021, when Osborn was still working as a mechanic at a Kellogg's plant and leading the local food workers' union, he helped lead a 77-day strike against the US cereal giant.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Breakfast cereal brands are bringing back toys inside the box.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

An empty cereal box is ideal for making a pinhole viewer.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Gruel recalls growing up in what he calls the “microwave generation,” in a house stocked with cereal, pasta, refined carbohydrates and premade salad dressings.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

The design on the shirt features the bunny from Trix cereal spray-painting the band name on the side of a church.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

In 2024 Kellanova announced that production of breakfast cereals would move to Wrexham, saying the investment required to maintain the factory was not viable.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

These industrially produced foods include soft drinks, packaged cereals, snacks, and processed meats.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Global food prices edged lower in June as cereals, sugar and dairy products became less expensive, though an intense El Nino added uncertainty to production outlooks, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Emmer wheat, however, has compensating virtues: it can be gathered more efficiently than barley, and it is unusual among cereals in that its seeds do not adhere to husks.

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




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