necessities

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For instance, the average cost of basic necessities for a married couple with kids, about one-fifth of U.S. households, is now more than $5,800 per month.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Airbus was forced to trim its aircraft-delivery goal in 2022, 2024 and 2025 because of supply-chain snarls, as global bottlenecks stymied sourcing of assembly necessities from seats to toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Today, many live in constant fear for the necessities.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

While waiting, some slept on the floor without access to water and other basic necessities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

As population density increases, the territory of that band-sized population of a few dozen would shrink to a small area, with more and more of life’s necessities having to be obtained outside the area.

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