shopkeeper
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"When I went to the shops, I didn't know how much things cost. I'd put the money out on my hand and let the shopkeeper take however much it was."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
"It was unbelievable, I don't even know how long it lasted," said shopkeeper Heidi Romero, who was on the top floor of the shopping center when the quake struck.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the bustling streets of the ancient Mughal city of Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, 49-year-old shopkeeper Aftab Ahmed is looking for solar panels to install at his home.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Just across the street at the Ali Bin Ali grocery store, a shopkeeper was more apprehensive as he arranged boxes of Iranian dates and nuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Rasheed stopped to look at an engraved silver dagger in one shop, and, in another, at an old rifle that the shopkeeper assured Rasheed was a relic from the first war against the British.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Inside, in scribbled blue handwriting, we found dozens of names - from shopkeepers and doctors, to military officials and people with the Luka family name.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
Traders and shopkeepers complain that it imposes new taxes on goods and services.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The absence of tourists leaves nearby shopkeepers and hotel owners with little to do, their days dragging on as they hope for the crowds to return and revive their businesses.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
He wasn’t home by noon, or one, or two, and we boiled and ate the few potatoes the shopkeepers had given the day before.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
