staples
Example Sentences
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People in Iran said they are limiting spending to essentials such as food, petrol and medicine, dropping meat from their diets, and buying staples one item at a time as their wages lose value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
One bright spot in this otherwise gloomy picture is the consumer staples sector, in which insiders have recently become more optimistic.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Eastside Girls, meanwhile, is a tender depiction of Muna's neighbourhood, lovingly lampooning the staples of LA hipster culture – astrology, polyamory, roommate dramas and "negronis with the nice gin".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They are fleeing calorie-dense, ultraprocessed staples that fill the center of the store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Though we counted on getting plenty of fish and wild game, we had a wooden grub box full of staples.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
