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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
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STRONGEST


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Bristol families are increasingly turning to second-hand children's clothing as the cost of living crisis puts growing pressure on budgets, with one shop seeing demand surge.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I needed to shop online, play a mobile game, watch Netflix, or use software at work to drive usage.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Kelly’s Spa has become simply the spa, Duane’s Steakhouse is now just the steakhouse, and Casey’s Cupcakes, a hotel shop founded by Kelly’s daughter Casey Beau Brown, has closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The influential analyst shop SemiAnalysis has identified AMD’s Instinct series as one of the best processors for inferencing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The van Dyvers owned the millinery shop two doors down.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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