foodstuff
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foodstuff
Example Sentences
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Iran has been working to send some of its oil by rail to China and to import foodstuff by road from the Caucasus and Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
As he watches the jamón being carved, Jaime Fernández, international commercial director for the Grupo Osborne, which produces wine, sherry and the renowned Cinco Jotas brand of ham, describes it as a "flagship" national foodstuff.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
The Times surveyed renowned chefs and found that beyond some red-white-and-blue-frosted desserts, and foodstuff arranged to suggest the Olympic rings — fruit, antipasti, onion rings — most weren’t bothering.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
And versions of this protest tool, throwing a foodstuff at somebody, have been around a long time.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2024
And unless folks didn’t want his hands on their foodstuff, he’d soon be weighing up sugar and flour and drawing molasses out of the barrel.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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