sugar cane
Britishnoun
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The elaborate stage design included a maze of sugar cane and a single-story house similar to the one he used during his 31-date residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Bad Bunny’s performance celebrated his Puerto Rican heritage with scenes from sugar cane fields, a New York street and a wedding.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
The programme's true scale is unknown, but at a minimum it aims to plant several million hectares of rice and sugar cane for food and biofuel.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Since 2000, 28 sugar beet and sugar cane factories have closed, leaving just 43, the cooperative said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025
Was it the fields of sugar cane they brought to mind, or the endless reach of the ocean to meet the sky?
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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