bodega
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“We really want to work with the bodega owners,” Ms. Pak said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
She started filling up her son’s closet, and soon enough, she found herself selling her other finds out of a bodega in her garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The sequence in Episode 2, when the bodega is raided and people are dragged away by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, that was filmed before Los Angeles, before Minnesota — before all of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Beyond the specific case of bodega cats, Taylor is pushing for a more radical overhaul of animal protection in New York.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
My jaw felt stiff, so I opened and closed my mouth like I was chewing on Silly Putty or cheap bodega candy.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Private mini-markets and clothing stores with well-stocked shelves have largely supplanted state "bodegas" and ration books in the past five years since SMEs were introduced.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
But bodegas also sell milk and bread, and they fear they will be driven out of business by government discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
By night, darkness enveloped the streets, but electricity and reparto music bloomed sporadically from bodegas and bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
We go into different bodegas for water, Icees, chips, sunflower seeds, and it’s all as easy as the warm summer breeze.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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