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Corn Belt

American  

noun

  1. a region in the midwestern U.S., especially Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, excellent for raising corn and cornfed livestock.


Etymology

Origin of Corn Belt

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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That’s right at the beginning of the time when Corn Belt farmers typically prepare their soil for planting, including the first applications of fertilizer.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Corn Belt leading to lost crops to bring prices up to profitable levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Corn Belt — which makes up less than 1% of the area of the planet — did not warm as projected.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

With observations in the United States Corn Belt, the KGML-ag framework significantly surpasses both process-based and pure machine learning models in accuracy, especially with limited data.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Tomorrow there would be the trip to Corn Belt U. and then on to New York in a few days.

From Janet Hardy in Radio City by Wheeler, Ruthe S.

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