necessities

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For instance, the average cost of basic necessities for a married couple with kids, about one-fifth of U.S. households, is now more than $5,800 per month.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The routines Banda's residents have developed - starting work before sunrise, retreating indoors at midday, seeking shade wherever they can find it - are increasingly becoming necessities rather than adaptations.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Now, authorities have centralised operations around a sprawling centre that supplies drones with medications and other necessities.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Airbus was forced to trim its aircraft-delivery goal in 2022, 2024 and 2025 because of supply-chain snarls, as global bottlenecks stymied sourcing of assembly necessities from seats to toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations.

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