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mall

[mawl, mal] / mɔl, mæl /
NOUN
commercial complex with many individual retail stores
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NOUN
shopping center
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Meanwhile: The fictional Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza from the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” videogames and movies is getting a real-life location at the American Dream shopping mall in East Rutherford, N.J., complete with animatronic stage shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

One problem was that the location is not exactly remote; the torn-down mall once served families who live in an apartment complex right next door, with a school, a hospital, and a childcare center nearby.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Max got his name from a since-closed restaurant at the Stanford mall called Max’s Opera Cafe, where Ed and Lisa had their first date.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

This one sounded much younger and much more human, like a teenaged mortal girl getting exasperated with her friends at the mall.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“The younger generation goes to malls that have a ton of ‘street food’… The plus is that there is air conditioning.”

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

"We've been putting solar panels on our malls just to save on energy," Frederic DyBuncio, president and CEO of SM Investments Corp, told AFP, adding that the country's other conglomerates were doing the same.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

“The corporations that own warehouses, fulfillment centers and shopping malls have had a free ride for 30 years while the public paid to clean up their mess,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Homegrown businesses, such as beauty brand Amortals and streetwear label Wah Yan Ching Nin, have also placed ads outside shopping malls across the country, calling for an end to animal abuse.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Eventually, primitive life develops, and then shopping malls.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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