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A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
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In the United Kingdom, meat, game, and fish pies have been staple dishes since the Middle Ages.
Many of the fish I've mentioned above have been staple foods in the past, so why are we so put off by them now?
Her sensible muffins, crumpets and tea cakes and loaves studded with dates and raisins have been staple bakery favourites since 1861, when her seminal Book of Household Management began teaching Britons how to live "economically, tastefully and well".
All of these contradictions are manifested in Indian cinema, for which rape, infidelity and romance have been staple storylines since its inception, though showing the merest onscreen kiss has been a taboo.
Camera aside, Essential has also improved general stability a lot, and with its most recent update, introduced the useful fingerprint sensor swipe gesture to bring down the notification tray that's been staple of the Pixel line from Google.
"That number had been staple a long time and all of a sudden the bottom dropped out.
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You ever been stapled?
Such examples have been staples of his speeches for years.
Kids have been staples of television since it was invented.
Milk, milk products, and grain are staple foods.
Indian films are staple fare in cinemas.
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