foodstuffs

Example Sentences

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Brazil -- the world's largest producer of coffee, meat and soybeans, among other foodstuffs -- was one of the strongest backers of the deal.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Plans for higher tariffs on furniture, for example, have already been postponed, while levies on some imported foodstuffs have been reconsidered.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

When Hitler violated his nonaggression pact with Russia in June 1941, the U.S. and Britain agreed to supply tanks, trucks, munitions and foodstuffs to help the Soviets battle the Nazis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Melissa did not cause fatalities in Cuba, according to authorities, but it knocked the stuffing out of the impoverished Caribbean nation, where fuel, electricity, hard currency and affordable foodstuffs were already in short supply.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

The uniformed cops inside the apartment ignored us, coming and going through the kitchen and using the service elevator, taking cartons of foodstuffs with them.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson