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
Deborah Pomeranz, a provenance researcher at Berlin City Museum, said it acquired about 4,700 silver objects from a Berlin pawnshop from 1939 to 1940.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
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
Typical Diamond District buyers or pawnshops don’t have coin experts on hand.
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
The town’s main intersection, called Five Points, is dotted with check-cashing agencies and pawnshops.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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