shopkeeper
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Will I have to be a shopkeeper? she thought, her dreams of becoming a doctor fading away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"It used to be a barren mountain, but since the area has developed, transportation has become more convenient, trade has picked up, business opportunities have emerged," local shopkeeper Shu Peihua said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
A vegetable seller, taxi driver or small shopkeeper does not need to buy a card terminal to accept UPI.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
A mum's fight for a £12m fortune tops the Sun's front page, after a shopkeeper reportedly binned her winning lottery ticket.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The shopkeeper told Ridgeway that homesteaders had started the fire while trying to clear some scrub.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
"You can sense it in town, when you speak to shopkeepers, hairdressers, bakers, all sorts," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her side won a partial concession: In late April, the city agreed to restore 17 parking spaces along several blocks of Archer, though shopkeepers call that a fraction of what was lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then comes his second job, where he collects small daily savings deposits from shopkeepers on behalf of a finance company before finally returning home around 22:00.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Our village at the edge of the Białowieża Forest was made up of farmers and blacksmiths, butchers and tailors, teachers and shopkeepers.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
