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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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This was most evident when I attended a watch party his campaign organized for the World Cup at a Yemeni coffee shop.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Peterborough City Council said the pop-up shop would be open on 31 July on Bridge Street, next to the Town Hall.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Plus, a plan to protect Earth from solar storms, how to shop for iPhones this year, how AI advice is undermining eating-disorder therapy and more.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

"Management's communication remains a disaster across the board," he said, adding that shop stewards were organising meetings at which Blume would be expected to take questions from staff in person.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The shop remained shuttered, the windows above dark and silent for several weeks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

St Clair Avenue, located in midtown Toronto, is lined with shops and restaurants.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

More than 14,000 people in Taiwan have fled their homes, and many shops remain closed, as a typhoon pounding Japan's remote southwestern islands swept towards China on Saturday.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

The project is the largest-ever office-to-residential conversion in the U.S. and aims by next year to create roughly 1,600 apartments, along with a rooftop pool, fitness center and ground-floor shops.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

For people visiting New Jersey, deli shops have been a hot ticket.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

There were other shops nearby, a café, some restaurants, but I couldn’t even think about exploring.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Deciding to purchase a CD is just a conceptual first step, because CDs need to be shopped.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Over the past two years, the organization openly shopped for what it called a new “steward”—language that left the door open to a sale.

From Slate May 8, 2026

Others said the old rewards system was the only reason they shopped at Lidl and that they would now go elsewhere.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Different nationalities and ethnic groups lived and shopped side by side.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2026

They shopped for a while longer and then left for Yaba market, where Arize could shop for fabrics for herself.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

On social media, people have gotten even more creative, photoshopping capybaras into Southampton destinations like pubs, shopping malls and the local soccer club’s stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Chapon says there is evidence that Yuka has an impact on shopping habits.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

A 28-year-old Herat resident who asked not to be named for security reasons said she had stopped going out to meet friends with whom she used to patronise restaurants and go on shopping trips.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

We went shoe shopping at the South Coast Plaza over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

People buzzed around, zipping in and out of stores, wondering aloud if the afternoon tempest would delay their shopping.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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