staple

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Inside the convenience store, patrons chatted cheerfully as they waited for the shrimp fried rice and fish strips that make Food N’ Geaux a neighborhood staple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"You've been a staple every morning for us in relation to the weather, with your professionalism, your warmth, and that sunny disposition you have," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

After the company’s founding roughly a decade ago, Allbirds shoes became a corporate-casual staple for executives and tech bros alike.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The doll, a Mattel staple, rose to the spotlight following the 2023 hit movie, “Barbie,” but has since lost momentum.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

If the rains failed or clouds of locusts arrived or if a fungus infected that staple species, peasants died by the thousands and millions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari