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mall

[mawl, mal] / mɔl, mæl /
NOUN
commercial complex with many individual retail stores
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NOUN
shopping center
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Square footage of the shuttered San Francisco Centre, once the city’s largest mall and a thriving retail hub anchored by Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

To date, the vintage mall has helped over 120 cats find forever homes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

But perhaps, after a record 250 days confined inside a grey steel warship, the normality of a trip to the mall might have been just what they needed.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Reed Krakoff built Coach into a premium powerhouse, while Gap is an accessible, everyday mall brand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

That afternoon, Hannah invites me to go shopping with her at the mall.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Foot Locker, which opened its first store in 1974, expanded as shopping malls opened across the U.S. through the 1980s.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Upgraded versions, trimmed with neon lights and set to actually let people win once in a while, are bringing life to malls in cities and suburbs across the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“The younger generation goes to malls that have a ton of ‘street food’… The plus is that there is air conditioning.”

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

On Instagram, some videos depict people getting approached in malls and grocery stores and on college campuses and sidewalks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

There’s been increased security in public places—airports, train stations, even shopping malls.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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