pawnshop
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Fast-food chain Wingstop, pawnshop operator Ezcorp and other companies that often cater to those customers similarly cited the pain of high pump prices during recent earnings calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
The second of Grossman’s fairy-tale-inspired romances set among Jewish families in Regency London finds the saucy scion of a disgraced family falling for a raven-haired criminal pawnshop owner.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
“Without having a rigorous, effective enforcement, nothing’s going to happen,” said Tony DeMarco, a pawnshop owner and president of the Whittier Boulevard Merchants Assn., which opposed the ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Chihuly’s work doesn’t stay in Harrison’s pawnshop for long.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
Daddy almost lost his wedding ring to that pawnshop once.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Usually, though, pawnshops and other precious metals buyers sell coins to firms like his, which bundle them for investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“I can’t believe someone would take it and I hope local pawnshops don’t buy them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
He sold them to booksellers, pawnshops and collectors.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
“Most of the stolen silver went from the pawnshops to companies specializing in melting silver,” Weniger said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
That world of grocery stores, walk-up flats, cheap restaurants, poolrooms, bars, storefront churches, and pawnshops seemed to hold a natural lure for me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
