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grain

[grayn] / greɪn /




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Even when life offers her a grain of solace or happiness, the morsel is already rotting from the inside out.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Higher whole grain intake was associated with several unfavorable structural changes, including faster losses of grey matter and hippocampal volume, as well as faster ventricular enlargement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It goes against the grain of what singers are trained to do,” Patrick Morganelli, who composed the score, told The Times back when it was first staged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s often falsely taken to mean that a very big business can’t keep growing quickly, but there’s a grain of truth to that too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Siunek Hirsch laughed harder than Helena had, and little Dziusia, her long black curls frizzing down her back, was given the task of picking up every grain I’d spilled.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

"The non-chocolate we're making now, we make it from BSG, which is the brewer's spent grains," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The researchers studied microscopic grains inside a meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 2008.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Low water levels in the Danube and damage to railway networks have made it expensive to use alternative ways of getting wheat and other grains out of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The major difference is that these grains are floating on water and being pushed by turbulent winds.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

During times of famine or drought, he never gave one spoonful of rice to a starving child, even though his jars were overflowing with grains.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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