foodstuffs

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Standing beside the waiter and gazing wistfully at the foodstuffs was a long, thin boy of about sixteen.

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  1. noun A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food.

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  • With no way to preserve their deep-frozen foodstuffs, the ship's stores would run out in a few standard weeks. —  AnalogSFF,October2005
  • While global warming mandates had already brought about a price increase in basic foodstuffs, also tied to the law of supply and demand, the increase in fuel prices made a bad situation worse. —  Gamecock - A Townhall.com user blog
  • Another entry, dated March 2, 1991, records grimly: "Milk and other foodstuffs are almost all gone now."
  • The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a draft opinion that there are broad uncertainties over the safe use of nanotechnology for foodstuffs, and more research is recommended. —  FoodNavigator RSS
  • Householders who have been burdened with rising electricity and gas bills are also facing a substantial rise in the cost of essential foodstuffs, according to a leading price comparison website. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
 

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