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corn rose

British  

noun

  1. archaic any of several red-flowered weeds of cornfields, such as the corn poppy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After the dam collapse this past week, global prices for wheat and corn rose amid fears about Ukraine’s continued ability to grow food for Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.

From New York Times Jun. 10, 2023

The cost of corn rose more than 1%, to $6.04 a bushel, and oats gained 0.73%, to $3.46 per unit.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

The price of a bushel of corn rose by more than 100 percent from its low in August of 2020 to its high in May of this year.

From Salon Nov. 14, 2021

Soybeans, planted later than corn, rose more than 20 percent over the same period and set a record high on the same day.

From Reuters Aug. 8, 2012

For one year more people managed to live somehow or other, thrashing up what old corn there was; the rich made money, for corn rose very high.

From Folk Tales Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

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