staples
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Shares of publicly traded fast-casual staples like Sweetgreen, Cava, and Chipotle took steady hits this week, as did T-Bell parent company Yum!
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Purveyors of bearings, fasteners, pneumatics and other manufacturing staples should see demand outpace their capacity to easily meet it, potentially leading to bottlenecks similar to what investors are seeing with memory chips.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Visiting World Cup fans are falling for everyday American staples as North America hosts record-breaking crowds across 16 venues, turning match days into neighborhood festivals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"It has more variety than say Target," Montenegro said, praising the prices on staples like flour and fruit, though he noted he still prefers Trader Joe's.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
He scrambled deeper into the duct, jerking more wire from its aluminum staples.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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