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Six example sentences with starch, each labelled with its topic.
Rinsing the grains removes surface starch, which is why the finished pilaf falls apart instead of clumping.
Cooking
Runners load up on starch the night before a marathon, then keep breakfast light and completely familiar.
Fitness
A laundry chain cut costs by buying starch in bulk drums rather than in pre-mixed spray cans.
Business
Iodine turns blue-black when it meets starch, a test every school chemistry class runs on a slice of raw potato.
Science
Conservators mend torn prints with wheat starch paste, because it holds firmly yet can be reversed with a little water.
Art
Bags made from corn starch break down in a compost heap within months, while ordinary plastic lingers for centuries.
Environment
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