five-and-dime
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Newberry’s five-and-dime store, she worked for a month and a half to pay it off in installments, wearing it for years until it all but disintegrated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
He was the youngest of five children who grew up in Scituate, Mass., where his parents owned the local five-and-dime store.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023
“We’ve had so much growth, so much influx of folks that the small-town historical Bentonville that was the Sam Walton Bentonville where the five-and-dime started is virtually unrecognizable.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023
That’s like getting Walmart to promise to partner with the five-and-dime down the street.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2022
“I’ve seen that guy before,” Roberto said, pointing to a man who had just finished washing the outside windows of Kress, the five-and-dime store.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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