pawnshop
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Fast-food chain Wingstop, pawnshop operator Ezcorp and other companies that often cater to those customers similarly cited the pain of high pump prices during recent earnings calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
“Without having a rigorous, effective enforcement, nothing’s going to happen,” said Tony DeMarco, a pawnshop owner and president of the Whittier Boulevard Merchants Assn., which opposed the ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Instead, I drove to a pawnshop in White Center, purchased an old Discman and plugged it into the adapter.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
In 1998, he decided to try DJing professionally and went to the pawnshop to buy better equipment.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
"You wahn know who started it?" a man holding a pair of binoculars called from the window of a pawnshop.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
“But you also have more bargain-hungry consumers looking for deals, and pawnshops have relatively good pricing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“I can’t believe someone would take it and I hope local pawnshops don’t buy them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
He sold them to booksellers, pawnshops and collectors.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
That’s more than $55 million in fees collected predominantly from low-income Americans each day — not even counting the annual revenue collected by pawnshops and title loan services and rent-to-own schemes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
“Yes, ma’am. I am sorry for your losses. We will do our best to recover your things. We’ll check local pawnshops and the like. If you think of anything else, please let us know.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
