staple
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Robotics have been a staple of the company’s operations for over a decade; its Propel system, for instance, has been used in facilities since 2013.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
More of these salads are sold at the end of the day than baguettes and sandwiches, he adds, as people see them as a "very meaningful evening staple" .
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
It can be convenience food or a small luxury, a weeknight staple or a minor event.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
In the 1930s, Freon made the domestic refrigerator a staple of the American middle-class kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Why only a handful of maize cobs in the whole site, when maize, at least for the elite, was a staple food?
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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