staples

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The exposition popularized a host of snack foods that would become staples of American life, including ice-cream cones, peanut butter, hot dogs, hamburgers and cotton candy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Original Tommy’s is one of the few Southern California staples to remain regional, operating 32 locations in California and Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

All sectors trade at lower forward P/E than they did at the end of 2025, except for the consumer staples, Industrial, real estate and utilities sectors.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“Everything that TV does, I’m going to do,” he says, citing television staples like color grading, sound mixing and custom titles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

This quick tour through Africa’s food staples suffices to show that some of them traveled a long way from their points of origin, both inside and outside Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond