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grocery

[groh-suh-ree, groh-shree] / ˈgroʊ sə ri, ˈgroʊ ʃri /
NOUN
store that sells food and other commodities
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But consumers today are pickier about what they buy in grocery stores as they navigate higher prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the district with the highest poverty rate in the city, residents are concerned about issues including illegal dumping, public safety, a dearth of grocery stores and a sense of being neglected by City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

White House staffers were concerned that definition could cover the vast majority of food in U.S. grocery stores and support existing efforts to sue food companies over bad health outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"People cannot get out of their homes. We are running out of food, so I came out to purchase some," Aduenan Surorot, a motorbike-taxi driver, told AFP outside a grocery store.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The grocery store part makes me think about Mama, and I stop reading.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

Kenneth Heideman is spending $120 a month more on gas and groceries than a year ago, but he said that’s just the start of higher costs he’s absorbed in retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s that groceries are too much, and my goodness, gas is through the roof.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

He worked in retail in Australia, then with Walmart in China and as head of its U.S. business, the largest seller of groceries in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

FoodCycle collects surplus produce from supermarkets and uses it to prepare meals and provide groceries for families.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was worse than that time she had forgotten the groceries in the backseat of her mom’s Honda.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi



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