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drugstore

[druhg-stawr, -stohr] / ˈdrʌgˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr /




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If you’ve ever noticed those locks on drugstore shelves, you’ve seen their research at work.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Nearly 3 in 10 say the gift they would most value is recognition of the care giving they do—not a drugstore card, but genuine acknowledgment of the lunches, the logistics, the doctor’s appointments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

The bar says Yaghoubtil repeatedly asked for a referral fee from a woman injured in a Michigan drugstore after she dropped the firm for allegedly taking too long to file her lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

However, the owner of the drugstore chain and insurance giant Aetna continues to be dogged by concerns about federal rates for Medicare insurers.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

Then he turned away and when a man came along after a while he asked if there was a drugstore open anywhere, but there was not.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

There are its namesake drugstores, but also pharmacy-benefits manager Caremark, insurer Aetna, primary-care center Oak Street Health, and in-home services provider Signify Health.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

We checked out two intersections that used to have two drugstores each, and all four of them are closed.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2026

The concept of prescription vending machines isn’t novel; consumer-facing automated pharmacy kiosks date back to the mid-2000s, when San Diego-based automated-pharmacy company Asteres began introducing its ScriptCenter machines in drugstores and grocery stores.

From MarketWatch Oct. 15, 2025

Kaplan explained that the study “only looked at sugar-sweetened beverages that are sold in retail or convenience stores. Mass merchandise stores, supermarkets, convenience stores and drugstores made up our sample.”

From Salon Jul. 13, 2024

Magazines, brought from Earth on the silver rocket a month before, fluttered, untouched, burning brown, on wire racks fronting the silent drugstores.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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