Staples commonly refers to:
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Staple (fastener)
A staple is a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining or binding materials together. Large staples might be used with a hammer or staple gun for masonry, roofing, corrugated boxes and other heavy-duty uses. Smaller stapl ...
, a small strip of folded metal used to fasten sheets of paper together
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Staples Inc.
Staples Inc. is an American retail company headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, that offers products and services designed to support working and learning.
The company opened its first store in Brighton, Massachusetts on May 1, 1986. By ...
, an office supply chain store with headquarters in North America
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Staple food
A staple food, food staple, or simply a staple, is a food that is eaten often and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard Diet (nutrition), diet for a given person or group of people, supplying a large fraction of ...
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Staples may also refer to:
Places
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Staples Pond, a waterbody in Temple, Maine, United States
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Staples, Minnesota
Staples is a city in Todd and Wadena counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,989 at the 2020 census.
History
Staples developed around a sawmill. The settlement was originally called Staples Mill, and under the latter nam ...
, United States
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Staples, Texas, United States
Other uses
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Staples (name), a surname and list of people with the name
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Staples (Amtrak station), a train station in Staples, Minnesota, United States
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Staples (Canada)
Staples Canada ULC, operating as Staples (also known in Quebec as Bureau en Gros; formerly known as The Business Depot and later Staples Business Depot), is a Canadian office supply retail chain owned by Sycamore Partners. The corporation i ...
, a subsidiary of Staples Inc.
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Staples baronets, an extinct title in the Baronetage of Ireland
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Staples Center
Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it ...
, an arena in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Staples Subdivision, a railway in Minnesota, United States
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21, ...
, an American gospel, soul and R&B group
*"Staples", a song by Relient K from
their self-titled debut album
See also
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Staple (disambiguation)
Staple may refer to:
*Staple food, a foodstuff that forms the basic constituent of a diet
*Staple (fastener), a small formed metal fastener
**Surgical staple
Arts, entertainment, and media
*Staple (band), a Christian post-hardcore band
**Staple ( ...
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Staples High School (disambiguation) Staples High School may refer to the following schools:
*Staples High School (Connecticut), a high school in Connecticut, United States
*Staples-Motley High School, a high school in Minnesota, United States, see List of Minnesota State High School ...
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Staples thesis In economic development, the staples thesis is a theory of export-led growth. The theory "has its origins in research into Canadian social, political, and economic history carried out in Canadian universities...by members of what were then known as ...
, a theory of Canadian economic development
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