The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Following a severe E. coli outbreak in 2006, Taylor Farms developed SmartWash, a wash system for food processors described on the company’s website as akin to “chlorine on steroids.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Manufacturers and food processors, many dependent on imported raw materials priced in dollars, are seeing costs surge.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
The main buyers of wheat are flour mills, food processors, and direct consumers.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
Though food processors and blenders share some functions, they're not interchangeable.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
Some other Japanese industries are organized very differently from the food processors.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
