granary
noun
gra·na·ry
ˈgrā-nə-rē 
ˈgra-
ˈgra-
plural granaries
1
a
: a storehouse for threshed grain
b
: a region producing grain in abundance
2
: a chief source or storehouse
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Particularly in China, England, France, and the Netherlands, the governments’ efforts brought innovations such as statistical surveys, systems of quarantine, and granary maintenance.
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Deborah R. Coen, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
As has a historic granary windmill in Thelnetham, Suffolk.
—NBC News, 4 July 2024
When the People’s Liberation Army reached Shenyang, the shop was commandeered and turned into a people’s granary.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Other components of Putin’s strategy are parts of his genocidal campaign, including the blocking of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, destroying Ukraine’s granaries, planting landmines under the world’s most fertile farmland and targeted killing of Ukraine’s top farmers.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
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Deborah R. Coen, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
As has a historic granary windmill in Thelnetham, Suffolk.
—NBC News, 4 July 2024
When the People’s Liberation Army reached Shenyang, the shop was commandeered and turned into a people’s granary.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Other components of Putin’s strategy are parts of his genocidal campaign, including the blocking of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, destroying Ukraine’s granaries, planting landmines under the world’s most fertile farmland and targeted killing of Ukraine’s top farmers.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
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granary
noun
gra·na·ry
ˈgrān-(ə-)rē
ˈgran-
ˈgran-
plural granaries
1
: a storehouse for grain
2
: a region producing plenty of grain
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