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merchandise

[mur-chuhn-dahyz, -dahys, mur-chuhn-dahyz] / ˈmɜr tʃənˌdaɪz, -ˌdaɪs, ˈmɜr tʃənˌdaɪz /




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The increasingly extreme merchandise taking over suburban lawns and big-box store entrances is starting to spook some consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Niccol said such initiatives give customers more reasons to choose Starbucks, and he promised more beverages, food and merchandise collections to come in the new fiscal year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

According to the Real Madrid-affiliated newspaper Marca, the Madrid club generates between 10 and 15 percent of its sales of jerseys and merchandise in China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The task force, the department said, recovered more than $333,000 worth of stolen retail merchandise during the search.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

I surprised myself with the thought that Samir had once again wasted our merchandise.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

“When Salima merchandises a rack, she makes it feel like a full collection,” Mr. Cowan said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

“All Hail the Queen” reads the barrage of tweets, emails, taglines and signage on various merchandises including a t-shirt and a full deck of all Queen playing cards adorned with Stewart in royal regalia.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2021

She merchandises products through social media; she sells accessories for brands.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2020

This courageous and unique writer never retreats into metaphysics, never merchandises the jargon of protest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Traders and procurers from up and down the coast converged on Charleston, checking the merchandises eyes and joints and spines, wary of venereal distemper and other afflictions.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

He makes clear that the eventual titans of streetwear were scrappy entrepreneurs who merged graffiti, break dancing, hip-hop, punk rock and skateboarding, all gestures of rebellion they cleverly merchandised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Yohji Yamamoto, Ann Demeulemeester and Maison Margiela might not immediately seem connected, but merchandised together, there’s a lyrical harmony to the racks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

Putin became the first fully merchandised Russian leader: T-shirts, calendars, coffee mugs and imagery such as playing with dogs or riding bare-chested atop a horse through the Russian forest.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023

“He’s the most merchandised figure in the world, and is the most recognized graphic figure in the history of the world,” Jilton said.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2019

Nought left untried, Not even the craft of prophets, by whose crew I am bought and merchandised long since.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles

LA28 also will have the right to sell the shirts through its merchandising operation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Analysts call the retail expansion risky, requiring new real-estate and merchandising expertise as well as traffic from consumers being squeezed by higher gas and other prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Those that can’t pivot to more popular merchandising themes are shutting down.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Cara Sylvester, Target’s chief merchandising officer, said on the media call that those changes represented the biggest reset of its dry-grocery section in more than a decade.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I’m gonna fix you up with a new route and give you another chance. I got some merchandising gimmicks maybe help you out.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole


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