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Recent Examples of breadbasket
These regions, home to vibrant ecosystems and global breadbaskets that feed the world, are on the frontlines of aridity’s slow but relentless advance.
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Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Punjab, a breadbasket state and historically one of India’s most politically and economically powerful, has invalidated a previous agreement to complete an important canal that would supply water to Haryana, its downstream neighbor.
—Scott Moore, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2016
In the Punjab region – often referred to as the breadbasket of both nations – heavy reliance on groundwater is leading to overexploitation and depletion.
—Fazlul Haq, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
As a result, there is now a growing possibility of simultaneous crop failures in two far-apart breadbaskets—something that could disrupt the global food supply and lead to malnutrition and, in some places, widespread starvation.
—Michael Oppenheimer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Punjab, a breadbasket state and historically one of India’s most politically and economically powerful, has invalidated a previous agreement to complete an important canal that would supply water to Haryana, its downstream neighbor.
—Scott Moore, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2016
In the Punjab region – often referred to as the breadbasket of both nations – heavy reliance on groundwater is leading to overexploitation and depletion.
—Fazlul Haq, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
As a result, there is now a growing possibility of simultaneous crop failures in two far-apart breadbaskets—something that could disrupt the global food supply and lead to malnutrition and, in some places, widespread starvation.
—Michael Oppenheimer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadbasket
Noun
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Coffee is more acidic than matcha, which may be irritating to the stomach or cause heartburn in some.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
3 July 2025
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My espresso is strong this morning, acidic… my stomach tightens, caffeine coursing in my blood.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The young receiver has been dealing with an abdomen injury that led to him being placed on IR.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Because the birds have yolk in their abdomens, they are equipped to survive for days, said Stephen Horst, owner of Fifth Day Farm, which is under the same ownership of the hatchery.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Two buttons line the left side of the mouse, and a Power/DPI switch is tucked away on the mouse’s belly.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 July 2025
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In the nude shot, Culpo wears her hair long and covers her breasts with her hand, placing her other hand on her belly.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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