- plural of oat.
oats
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Oats have long been associated with metabolic health.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
No, the “Quaker man,” around since 1877, isn’t William Penn—at least, that’s what Quaker Oats says now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025
Major packaged food makers including Quaker Oats and Folgers coffee asked Trump for targeted exemptions from tariffs on imports such as cocoa and fruit, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025
In an affidavit, Cindy Oats Anthony, a Gaston County resident whose ballot has been challenged, explained that she “presented her driver’s license when she voted early in the November 2024 General Election.”
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
"Oats and bread, and what could be better?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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