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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Plus, Meta has a cute assistant for you and Kelly Clarkson picks a fight with a niche Brooklyn magic shop.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

American bombers damaged his shop and home in early 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She thought he was going to continue to be a bull in a china shop, big swings and big ideas and asking for forgiveness, not permission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"It created a real buzz," said Nadine Price, supervisor at Ground coffee shop on High Street, one of the filming locations.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Promptly at 5:30 the door of the shop opened and in he walked, dressed in his blue workclothes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"It's great," one woman who came to watch told AFP in the town dotted with Chinese as well as Korean shops and restaurants, where residents were relieved the bridge had finally open.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ebook editions have already been removed from sale in the UK, although many book shops still have existing stock of physical copies.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Like the Simpsons, many hardware-store owners have long adopted a kitty or two at their shops to help keep mice out of the bird feed and grass seed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

From our apartment, I could reach five coffee shops, more nail salons than any person could reasonably need, clothing stores, restaurants and the beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The storm had broken all the windows and awnings, but as far as Natalie could see, nobody had taken anything from the shops.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Globally, about 350 million people shopped at luxury brands in 2024, down about 50 million from a peak in 2022, according to Bain, as aspirational shoppers retreated after years of price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Collins shopped with his grandmother Kathy Red Elk for a suit Walters could wear to court.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

And while Warner Bros. quietly allowed the movie to be shopped to different studios, no one met their price.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

“An entire generation of consumers has shopped and purchased air travel under this system, and we believe a change could be extremely disruptive,” Southwest wrote in its request.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Where we lived and shopped, everyone spoke Cantonese or English.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

In the western city of Rennes, around 20 people set up a barricade using trash bins and large pallets on the outskirts of a shopping mall.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

A California e-commerce platform is fueling the rise of live shopping in the United States, taking on giants such as TikTok and tackling concerns that the app is draining people’s bank accounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The latter doesn’t just compile your shopping list—it can buy the groceries for you, comparing prices at different store websites and placing a delivery order with the cheapest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

His goal is to make the site realistic and fun enough that people would actually seek it out over a real shopping experience.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her forehead was wrinkled up like it was at Dad sometimes when they talked about who was supposed to do the grocery shopping, but I still didn’t get why.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff


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