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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
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STRONGEST


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There’s a girl named Adrian who works in a pet shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He said he met Muhamadi in 2022 when the latter worked at another shop in the area and they became friends and lived in the same house.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I needed to shop online, play a mobile game, watch Netflix, or use software at work to drive usage.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Kelly’s Spa has become simply the spa, Duane’s Steakhouse is now just the steakhouse, and Casey’s Cupcakes, a hotel shop founded by Kelly’s daughter Casey Beau Brown, has closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I got Nate to help me haul it out of the sucking mud and carry it to the shop, and Pops was happy to help me with it, a project right up his alley.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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