foodstuffs

Example Sentences

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"They have the biggest world stockpile of foodstuffs and of fertiliser," he said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

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

It was sensible to remove those, but it was especially bizarre to introduce charges on foodstuffs not even produced in the U.S. in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

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

Perhaps the space under it had originally been a store for perishable foodstuffs, but at least once before it had also been used as a hiding place.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke