thrift
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At the time, resale brought to mind old, dusty clothes in the back of a closet and rummaging through thrift store racks just to put on someone else’s shoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The number was doing something more interesting than keeping track of imaginary thrift.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
“They’re competing with coffee houses. They’re competing with thrift stores. They’re competing with a local park where you can just go sit down and talk to your friends.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Knapp’s American Savings & Loan Association had once been the nation’s largest thrift, but it was seized by federal regulators in 1984.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
And at the thrift shop in Fairview, as I watched her laughing with the owner about a big ugly hat somebody brought in, I felt like I was seeing her for the first time.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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