staples
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Some songs you’re guaranteed to hear every time — Radiohead’s “Creep” and Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt” are staples — but some performers choose more subversive tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Along with morning staples like biscuits and pancakes, there are specialties like tomato gravy and mush, a regional dish of fried cornmeal strips with syrup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
But when investors get nervous about the outlook of the artificial-intelligence trade or the health of the economy, they often rotate into defensive sectors, such as consumer staples.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
AT&T, Verizon and consumer staples stocks are gaining as investors seek steady income after hotter-than-expected inflation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
For example, the Mediterranean crops that became Egypt’s staples require winter rains and seasonal variation in day length for their germination.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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