staples

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It would be tempting to go all in on a smorgasbord of '90s and early '00s bold prints and baggy jerseys, or late '80s designs that have reappeared as lifestyle staples.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Artists who still appear to be part of the lineup for the curiously titled national state fair are rapper Flo-Rida and 1980s MTV staples C+C Music Factory and Vanilla Ice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Consumer staples have performed fine as a group, but the sector contains a host of declining food makers that are struggling to compete with healthier products.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

All sectors trade at lower forward P/E than they did at the end of 2025, except for the consumer staples, Industrial, real estate and utilities sectors.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Foods that humans cannot digest in their natural forms—such as wheat, rice and potatoes—became staples of our diet thanks to cooking.

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