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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
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STRONGEST


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And if the shop follows the pick-and-mix model then the customer does a lot of the work on his or her own.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Where’s the coffee shop? Where’s the place for veterans to hang out? ... Where is the market? Where are the jobs?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The business, the oldest sweet shop in New York, first opened its doors in 1937, towards the end of the Great Depression.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Some online retailers may hesitate to tell customers when an item is in low supply, fearing it might encourage them to shop elsewhere or discourage them from buying anything else on the site.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In silence he collected the few tools he had brought with him and in silence left the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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