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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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It said the shop had been reported as a serious nuisance.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Perched on a hilltop beneath the Aegibong Peace Ecopark observatory where telescopes peek into the secluded state, the shop has drawn tens of thousands from South Korea and abroad since opening in November 2024.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

He does get a nice line about meeting someone named Mike McCready, the Pearl Jam guitarist, in a coffee shop and maybe getting together to play, and a chance to lead partygoers in Oasis’ “Wonderwall.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

This past Father’s Day, Javier Flint noticed his son Elijah was able to read the text on greeting cards when they were at a shop together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

This morning the appearance of a uniformed German to make it official: the shop was closed “in the interest of national security.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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