storekeeper
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According to the investigation, a Malaysian man served as storekeeper and assistant chemist, with two other locals acting as his trusted aides.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
"The key information was that it's got James, his father, and he was working as a storekeeper for the Newcastle Corporation Tramways," said Nicola.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
The group soon encountered a storekeeper who managed to bridge the language barrier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
Ani grew up in Enugu, the second of five children born to a schoolteacher and a storekeeper who sold stationery and gift cards at a market stall.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
“Bernie,” he shouted into the phone, “that stupid storekeeper and the mayor have been blabbing to each other over the phone about that agent’s visit and the meeting at Bud’s!”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
According to the Etemad newspaper, one trader who did not give his name, complained that officials had offered no support to storekeepers battling soaring import costs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Some of the storekeepers died, others left when they could no longer make a living.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2021
She pressured storekeepers to donate additional groceries for the needy, lest she step onto the street and publicly denounce them as “thieving gougers of widows and orphans.”
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021
As landowners opened stores and storekeepers bought farmland, moreover, the landlord and merchant might become the same person.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
His first ggeh was formed from a couple dozen storekeepers who knew each other through a fledgling Korean-American business association.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
