bazaar
Example Sentences
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“All the shop owners closed their shops and said, ‘We can’t sell anything,’” said a 40-year-old woman who operates a clothing shop in the bazaar with her husband.
On 28 December, traders selling imported electronic goods in Tehran were jolted by the sudden currency collapse; they shuttered their shops, went on strike, and urged others in the bazaar to follow suit.
From BBC
The antigovernment demonstrations that began in late December have mobilized a wide spectrum of Iranian society, from oil workers to bazaar merchants, students, rights activists and ethnic minorities.
The movement, which originated with a shutdown on the Tehran bazaar on December 28 after the rial plunged to record lows, has spread nationwide and is now being marked by larger scale demonstrations.
From Barron's
The protest wave began on December 28 with a shutdown by merchants in the Tehran bazaar, a national economic hub.
From Barron's
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