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
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
The idea of giving peanut butter to babies and young children will horrify a generation of parents who were told to avoid the foodstuff due to the fear of allergies.
From BBC • May 28, 2024
When the Haudenosaunee hunted these animals, the historian William Cronon observed, they were harvesting a foodstuff which they had consciously been instrumental in creating.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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