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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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“Backrooms,” the No. 1 movie in the country currently, is a horror movie that takes place in a seemingly endless liminal space that articulates itself as generic strip mall or office spaces.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

There are a lot of other things happening on the mall and around Washington to beautify the capital before July 4.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

The mall reported that higher-end tenants were seeing particularly strong demand for luxury goods, with affluent buyers focused on accessories, especially wristwatches.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

He has meanwhile launched another series on YouTube, "The Oldest View", which follows the exploration of an abandoned subterranean shopping mall.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

He didn’t feel like going to the mall.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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