staples

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“Everything that TV does, I’m going to do,” he says, citing television staples like color grading, sound mixing and custom titles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

That trend is reflected in broader measures of consumer staples stocks.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Thompson at Syracuse said “SNL” and other late-night shows were far better engineered to meet the needs of a changing viewing landscape than other television staples like hourlong dramas and 30-minute comedies.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

If oil prices stay high, the costs will eventually spread beyond energy into other staples such as food, clothing and so forth.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Bananas and other tropical Asian crops for which Africa’s climate is eminently suitable, and which today are among the most productive staples of tropical African agriculture, were unable to reach Africa by land routes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond