food bank
noun
variants
or less commonly food pantry
: a usually non-profit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need
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Depending on the results, it can be processed and shared with food banks, officials said.
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Part of the train stops is donations to community food banks.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2024
Throughout the Eras tour, Swift donated money to food banks in many of the cities in which her show stopped, including the Edinburgh Food Project and the Arizona Food Bank Network.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Over the course of her record-breaking Eras Tour, the Grammy-winning artist has donated money to food banks in the cities where her concerts have taken place, like the Arizona Food Bank Network.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Part of the train stops is donations to community food banks.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2024
Throughout the Eras tour, Swift donated money to food banks in many of the cities in which her show stopped, including the Edinburgh Food Project and the Arizona Food Bank Network.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Over the course of her record-breaking Eras Tour, the Grammy-winning artist has donated money to food banks in the cities where her concerts have taken place, like the Arizona Food Bank Network.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Food bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20bank. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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