pawnbroker

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A greedy pawnbroker gets involved, and the pieces are in place for a fable — a surreal one, without the customary lesson at the end.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

As Birmingham asks, “Why not peer over Raskolnikov’s shoulder while he’s face-to-face with the stupid, deaf, sick, greedy pawnbroker, waiting for his moment?”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

One local pawnbroker, called Rodgers, told the BBC that he had run out of money to lend, such was the demand for his services.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2021

The pawnbroker looked at it from various angles, and after a minute of intense inspection said, “I can do one fifty for pawn,” the pawnbroker said.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young