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food chains

noun

plural of food chain

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a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food Sharks eat fish that are lower in the food chain. animals that are at the top of the food chain

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Recent Examples of food chains Fast food chains, thirsty for new ways to grow, are amping up their beverage offerings. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 The drinks are also more profitable for fast food chains than the standard soda fountain drinks or plain coffees. — ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026 Italy’s already squeezed farmers are under strain by large supermarket and food chains. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 4 June 2026 Here are the latest specials and deals announced by fast food chains in news releases, social media posts, or on their websites. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 Which fast food chains use beef tallow today Beef tallow never disappeared entirely, and a handful of chains have either kept it or brought it back. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 And people shouldn’t bash him for highlighting a California culinary institution that’s one of the better legacy fast food chains out there, even though the Barstow Taco is, well, whatever. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 These highly aggressive fish pose a threat to native species and can disrupt food chains by eating and outcompeting native fish, according to the United States Geological Survey. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 Fast food chains such as Taco Bell, McDonald's and Wendy's also have footprints at Walmart stores, along with several regional operators such as Auntie Anne's. — Nicholas P. Brown, USA Today, 8 June 2026

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But this divine similarity evidently did nothing to preclude slavery, patriarchy, and the many other social hierarchies depicted elsewhere in the Bible.

— Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
As muscles disappear and social hierarchies collapse, Jim embarks on a wild, campy quest to find a cure before his life falls apart completely.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

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