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
Deborah Pomeranz, a provenance researcher at Berlin City Museum, said it acquired about 4,700 silver objects from a Berlin pawnshop from 1939 to 1940.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Glass shatters at the pawnshop on the next block.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
In Nevada, pawnshops can charge monthly interest of up to 13%, plus a $5 initial fee and storage costs for certain items.
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
In one of the pawnshops in Gallup, Nathan stared at the rows and rows of bracelets, rings, bow guards, and stones displayed in glass cases.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
