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cereal

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /
NOUN
edible grain
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Whether you’re having cereal for breakfast or pasta for dinner, you’re munching on flower products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Across from the booth and above the bar, a pink-and-white television made from an iPad inside a plastic foam cooler plays old cereal commercials and clips from “I Love Lucy” and “Bewitched” on repeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Pupils who regularly attend the club all praised the food, which includes cereal, toast and porridge, and said they had benefitted from scheme.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"The situation is very dire," lamented Amaury Poncelet, a cereal farmer in central Belgium.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I made a grunty noise, cause I had cereal in my mouth.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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