staples

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The new season, which drops weekly on the Tastemade YouTube channel, takes viewers back to the basics, helping them create scratch staples at home and demystifying some of the most intimidating aspects of home cooking.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

These valuations have declined for all of the index’s sectors except for the industrial, real estate and consumer staples sectors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Defensive stocks in consumer staples, utilities, and healthcare, with betas larger than -0.1%, tend to gain when the market declines.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

But this year, Target is promoting its June sales week as a major back-to-school event, touting 40% off JanSport backpacks and school staples like BIC pens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

I watched as he placed staples in the splintered wood cabinet and on the sagging but meticulously lined shelves above the sink.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals