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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
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Graddie Lane, 68, manager of a wine shop, offered a character reference for the mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

At the grocery shop, members pay £5 a year to join and can then shop at a heavily discounted price with produce provided by groups including the FareShare charity.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The corridors were packed with Chinese and foreign buyers haggling over prices, while shop owners touted products on live streams in front of glowing phone screens.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The shop did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Somehow, out of his watch shop that never made money, he fed and dressed and cared for eleven more children after his own four were grown.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom