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shopping

[shop-ing] / ˈʃɒp ɪŋ /


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That doesn’t sound like a recipe for shopping sprees and splashy vacations, but so far that’s what plenty of Americans are doing, according to commentary from retailers and consumer companies across the spectrum.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

But what does shopping your values even mean when the system underneath is invisible?

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Investigators initially said they were traveling in a white 2019 Land Rover Discovery, but later said the vehicle had been located in a shopping center near the border with Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

In one of the essays in his new book, The Land and Its People, David Sedaris recounts a trip to the Vatican during which he met Pope Francis and went shopping with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

His father was supposed to be watching Sam; before she left, his mother had said, "Myron, will you watch Sam while I do the shopping?"

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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