plains
Britishplural noun
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The New York Times had petitioned the judge in White Plains, New York, to unseal the note, arguing there was no need to keep it secret.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Lawyers for Keyera and Plains have 45 days to file their responses, according to the bureau’s filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Investment implications: Higher ethanol demand could support corn prices, benefiting crop processors like Archer Daniels Midland and companies tied to the biofuel supply chain, including ethanol producers such as Green Plains and REX American Resources.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Plains lifted U.S. wheat prices near two-year highs, while potential for an El Niño could make things even drier this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
From there we saw for a while, away below and beyond us eastward, vague vast lands blurred with clouds and shadows of clouds and streaked with silver of rivers, the Plains of Rer.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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