staple
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The fiery flavouring is a staple of dining tables regionwide, the obligatory accompaniment for everything from rice and peas, to curries and stews.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Whoopi Goldberg, another one of the talk show’s staple personalities, will also be coming in on Fridays, which is her usual day off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
In March, she bought roughly a pound of Lighvan cheese—a popular staple in many Iranian households—for around 450,000 tomans, equivalent to $3.40.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Grocery prices rose roughly 25% between 2019 and 2023, hitting staple foods especially hard.
From Barron's • May 27, 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
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