pawnshop
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Fast-food chain Wingstop, pawnshop operator Ezcorp and other companies that often cater to those customers similarly cited the pain of high pump prices during recent earnings calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
“Without having a rigorous, effective enforcement, nothing’s going to happen,” said Tony DeMarco, a pawnshop owner and president of the Whittier Boulevard Merchants Assn., which opposed the ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Deborah Pomeranz, a provenance researcher at Berlin City Museum, said it acquired about 4,700 silver objects from a Berlin pawnshop from 1939 to 1940.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
In 1998, he decided to try DJing professionally and went to the pawnshop to buy better equipment.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
Glass shatters at the pawnshop on the next block.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
“But you also have more bargain-hungry consumers looking for deals, and pawnshops have relatively good pricing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“I can’t believe someone would take it and I hope local pawnshops don’t buy them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
He sold them to booksellers, pawnshops and collectors.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
“Most of the stolen silver went from the pawnshops to companies specializing in melting silver,” Weniger said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Half the stores on the wide street seemed to be pawnshops and check-cashing agencies, and the other half were shuttered.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
