essentials
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People were missing work, and had been delinquent on repairs, and late on bills, calling in favors everywhere, even for the essentials.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Little Stars, which gives away free essentials to families in need, has launched Santa's Little Stars, which runs from Saturday 24 October to Friday 4 December.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
BBC South spoke to people and organisations affected in Hampshire after national charity End Furniture Poverty said about six million in the UK were living without essentials such as beds, cookers and fridges.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The analysts based their findings on 12 questions, such as where someone should shop for the lowest grocery prices this week, where to get household essentials and where to could get the cheapest car battery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Because individuals have different talents, one individual consistently tends to wind up with an excess of some essentials and a deficit of others.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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