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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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"GTA is a game that is supposed to keep us going for 10 years. For a shop, there is almost no point in selling it anymore."

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Thomas Bachellerie, who used to manage a games shop in Lyon, warned that second-hand sales sometimes made up almost a third of stores' turnover -- a problem since digital games "cannot be resold or lent".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Thankfully, public outcry and a scrappy indie distributor saved “Coyote vs. Acme” from oblivion after Warner Bros. allowed its makers to shop the movie around.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The shop offers a signature coffee brand named Cup of Ambition, a nod to her Grammy-winning single 9 to 5.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

And the very next morning into the shop walked the perfect solution.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The blaze reduced a small stretch of mostly women-owned shops and a beloved restaurant to smoldering ruins.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Upstart shops are leveraging their ties to their limited partners, including family offices, to compete.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Guests stroll into blacksmith shops and corn mills, dine on cinnamon bread and other local delicacies, and seek quiet time in an authentic Appalachian chapel.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Retailers including Argos will be stocking products from Thursday, and the government expects other shops to follow suit.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Patricia carried stacks of papers to all-night copy shops near Harvard, different shops on different nights, always glancing nervously over her shoulder before entering.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

But steep price hikes in recent years have created millions of “orphaned” luxury consumers who formerly shopped at Louis Vuitton or Gucci and can no longer afford to.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

According to Mintel research from July 2025, 32% of women aged 16-34 who buy clothes online said they had shopped at Shein during the previous year.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

He shopped around to find the lowest rate, and opted for an ARM that had a fixed period of five years — the amount of time he planned to spend in the current home.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

In the wake of rising grocery prices and economic anxiety, some low-income customers who would once have shopped at budget grocery chains such as Grocery Outlet are turning to food banks instead.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

On Sundays, he graded papers and watched football with Tommy while she went to T.J.Maxx and shopped for clothes.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The NFL had always viewed the first and second rounds as the places to go shopping for immediate contributors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

On Tuesday, an Erewhon opened in Thousand Oaks at the Lakes shopping center in Ventura County.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

U.S. box shipments surged to a record in 2021 during the pandemic-fueled stay-at-home shopping spree.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Ella gave herself an imaginary budget of £1,000 each day to spend on imaginary purchases, which "scratched the itch" of shopping without the cost.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Apparently, the day after Thanksgiving, humans do two things: eat leftovers from the day before and go shopping.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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