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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
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Because of the noise in the shop, I was unable to hear him and asked him politely to repeat himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

From a shocking BBC investigation exposing scammers abusing dogs to con animal lovers, to how to spot a shop used by organised crime — plus why Paddington Bear needed a police escort.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Nearly every family in the city had open accounts at his shop.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Dubai chocolate, a chocolate bar filled with pistachio cream and shredded phyllo dough called kataifi, emerged in 2023 from United Arab Emirates-based shop, FIX Dessert Chocolatier.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

In silence he collected the few tools he had brought with him and in silence left the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom