shopkeeper
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In her self-titled sitcom, she starred as an awkward, accident-prone shopkeeper.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A shopkeeper given months to live after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer said "unbelievable" support from her community had allowed her to tick off almost all the items on her bucket list.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Will I have to be a shopkeeper? she thought, her dreams of becoming a doctor fading away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"This is something that takes time, getting back to normal," said shopkeeper Enio Fernandez, 49.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
There may have been a hierarchy of importance among the speakers, but everyone was heard, chief and subject, warrior and medicine man, shopkeeper and farmer, landowner and laborer.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Her side won a partial concession: In late April, the city agreed to restore 17 parking spaces along several blocks of Archer, though shopkeepers call that a fraction of what was lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat have suffered from a downturn in female customers opting to stay home following a recent crackdown by morality police on women's attire, according to shopkeepers, drivers and residents.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then comes his second job, where he collects small daily savings deposits from shopkeepers on behalf of a finance company before finally returning home around 22:00.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
