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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Across the road from his shop is a hotel that houses homeless people, one of three such places within a very small area.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The county's merchandise continues to be sold at Old Trafford on matchdays, while at the moment you won't find MSG products in the club shop.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Last week, I wrote about the pasta that finally taught me how to shop at the farmers market.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

The survey also found that, regardless of income, boomers shop for bargains.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

I dashed back through our shop and up to the dining room where Betsie was setting out three places.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Tseng remembers going to coffee shops at 10 p.m. and blogging into the early hours of the morning.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

She said she and Jacob, who are both 32, love buying from charity shops and wanted to encourage more people to do so.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Their shops down narrow alleys sit dark behind faded signs advertising "traditional fortune-telling houses".

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Some had been successful in getting hold of solar eclipse glasses, but the vital eye protectors were in short supply in the run-up to the event with opticians, hardware shops and bakeries all selling out.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

They passed stalls, small shops, clusters of children playing on the street.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

According to Mintel research from July 2025, 32% of women aged 16-34 who buy clothes online said they had shopped at Shein during the previous year.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

In the wake of rising grocery prices and economic anxiety, some low-income customers who would once have shopped at budget grocery chains such as Grocery Outlet are turning to food banks instead.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

If you haven’t shopped around for car insurance in a while, for example, this would be a good time to see if you can lower that cost.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

He hadn’t shopped for a new car in years and was stunned by the prices.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Whenever we shopped at the grocery store, they behaved as though they were worried about something.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

“There’s a lot of appeal to younger consumers in a style that is still fairly fresh to them, because maybe they weren’t shopping when ballet flats were last popular,” she said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

"It was always so nice to have Bonnie Tyler as part of the village, I would often see her shopping," said shop owner Jane Price.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The new rules could make comparison shopping sites such as Expedia and Kayak harder to use.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Instead, the pair had fun shopping and took a scenic boat tour in nearby Winter Park, Fla. Wales was somewhat disappointed by the motel-like resort they were assigned, but added, “it wasn’t the worst place.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Still, just being with Miranda made everything seem golden until her mom called her to go shopping.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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