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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
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STRONGEST


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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

About 250 people have signed up for the service ahead of its opening event on Thursday, he said, with the shop anticipating that more than 1,000 families would join the service in the first year.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

At another wholesale mall, iridescent streamers and gold mirror balls hung from the ceiling of Wen Linpeng's shop selling colourful soap bars, perfumes and make-up products.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The shop aims to act as a mix between a food bank and a supermarket, helping people with the cost of living while maintaining a shopping experience, its organisers said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Indeed, the shop never made so much money as during that first year of the war.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom