foodstuff
Americannoun
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foodstuffs
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noun
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Origin of foodstuff
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“Just like rice—basic foodstuff that you would fix at the end of the world,” he said, adding that he hasn’t had issues with management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
For over 140 years, restaurateurs have become millionaires capitalizing on the insatiable American appetite for nearly any foodstuff from south of the border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Before becoming the symbol of Halloween, pumpkins had a very long history as a foodstuff.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 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
Coverage of the foodstuffs whisked into MSG includes photo evidence of eggs, bell peppers, oranges and arugula.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Government vouchers lift income to $150 a month but that still falls far short of the amount a family needs to buy basic foodstuffs -- $645, according to private estimates.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Plans for higher tariffs on furniture, for example, have already been postponed, while levies on some imported foodstuffs have been reconsidered.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Shoppers have seen price rises for some products, including toys, appliances and furniture as well as certain foodstuffs.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
I deposited my foodstuffs at the cave and hurried on, while it was still light, to finish my fire wall.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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