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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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"For a lot of people born in the 1990s and 2000s... this mall is a stranger."

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Police received two hits for the license plate — both prior to the shooting, including one at the Fashion Valley mall about six miles from Clark’s home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Investigators went to a local high school, where one of the teens was a student, as well as a shopping mall where the car had been tracked.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In the Netherlands, police had to intervene at a mall near The Hague after hundreds of people flocked to the store.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Kyle’s mom got home from the mall and showed us her haircut.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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