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单词 food desert
释义

food desert

noun

: an area where little fresh produce is available for sale
Despite the common perception of food deserts as city neighborhoods where fast food chains and convenience stores dominate, many of Kansas' food deserts are in rural areas. In some, residents have to drive 20 miles or farther to find a source of healthful food. Megan Hart

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The arrival of Tops in 2003 was a godsend to an area that had been considered a food desert. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 In fact, this neighborhood is what might be called a food desert. Ken Frazier, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 The Tops on Jefferson Avenue, in a primarily Black neighborhood that was long considered a food desert, reopened to the public after a renovation on July 15. Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 The arrival of Tops in 2003 was a godsend to an area that had been considered a food desert. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 The arrival of Tops in 2003 was a godsend to an area that had been considered a food desert. Aaron Morrison, ajc, 15 July 2022 More than 200,000 Indy residents live in a food desert, according to the Indiana Community Food Access Coalition. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2022 Well may be, uh, becoming, uh, a food desert on, on April 30th. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 A year ago, North Chicago was a food desert without a grocery store or farmers market. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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