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grain

[greyn] / greɪn /




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Even a stray grain or hairline defect means the part has to be scrapped, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Ford here also took the lead, saying in an interview with the Associated Press that the US "won't get a grain of sand out of Ontario".

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Although the central microchip is only about the size of a grain of rice, the entire system currently occupies a tabletop laboratory setup.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Here’s how one of L.A.’s freshest new restaurants makes grains, greens and veggies sing — and how home cooks can replicate its grain bowls and salads.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Within days of hatching she had the whole brood coursing the yard looking for bugs or bits of grain that we threw to them.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

He runs a hedge-fund firm, Moreton Capital Partners, that bets on the price of everything from American grains to Southeast Asian palm oil to Brazilian sugar and soybeans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

I tend to leave dairy, delicate herbs and most cooked grains out of these packs; their texture can go a little strange or mealy in the freezer.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Here’s how one of L.A.’s freshest new restaurants makes grains, greens and veggies sing — and how home cooks can replicate its grain bowls and salads.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

"Farmers need to quickly harvest grains from the fields, not to lose the crop. They need to be able to sell the crop they harvested and reinvest money in the next production cycle."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Some were as small as grains of wheat, bristling with tiny hairs.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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