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

“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

Dave’s birthday gift the next year was a rusty, warped bamboo fly rod and reel that his father bought in a pawnshop.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

In 1998, he decided to try DJing professionally and went to the pawnshop to buy better equipment.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

The strip mall I pass is vacant except for a pawnshop.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty