rations
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The Guatemalan government, for example, says it has 1.1 million rations ready to distribute in the face of a food security emergency.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The protesters also alleged that food rations had been reduced at the facility, forcing them to purchase costly items at the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
In 1941, the company purchased distilling facilities in Virginia and Lyons, N.Y., to increase production, then during the war it made pectin, a vital preservative used in military food rations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Canadian Rangers on the patrol suffered a bout of food poisoning, likely from the military rations they were eating.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
This chart lists the rations that Roosevelt, Kermit, and Cherrie brought for their trip down the River of Doubt.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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