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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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She is ordering more products to keep up and has reassured customers that she isn’t changing the name of her shop.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

JapanLA, a 20-year-old shop known for selling cute products, has survived the e-commerce disruption by peddling products on TikTok Shop.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Dore-Smith said that the star had visited his Eastcastle Street coffee shop "a couple of years ago", and that they put his song lyrics on their blackboard during his last concerts in London.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The product is the tribe; the order is the performance; the smoothie shop is a clubhouse.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

He snorted, like it was me being ridiculous, and shuffled back into the shop.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In 1991, The Wall Street Journal reported that Remax “has enraged many established brokers by raiding their shops or top agents.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Then I might stop at some of those shops along Sunset: I’ll go into Buck Mason, I’ll go into Parachute.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Despite widespread interest from the music industry, he remained independent - releasing music on his own label, and selling mixtapes at markets and independent record shops.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

She added that rents could be playing a part in the decline and it would "have to come from the government to begin with to help more" for shops to return.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

There were no houses around here, just shops and businesses.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Collins shopped with his grandmother Kathy Red Elk for a suit Walters could wear to court.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Space NK members can receive a free set of three beauty minis, provided they have shopped with the retailer during the previous year.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

And while Warner Bros. quietly allowed the movie to be shopped to different studios, no one met their price.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

The Multistrada is typically shopped against the equally intrepid BMW R 1300 GS; and KTM’s 1390 Super Adventure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

They had shopped at malls and visited friends and eaten in restaurants.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

In June, Poshmark announced a partnership with Venice-based AI shopping assistant platform Silvr to upload more than a hundred million of its listings so users can search for outfits.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

“Now when generations are coming of age, there’s no stigma, there’s nothing odd about shopping at a thrift store or shopping secondhand,” Reinhart said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Ch Supt Critchley, district commander for Bolton, said the shopping centre sighting formed an important part of the investigation.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

I love shopping around Mitte because you can mix luxury fashion with independent designers and great concept stores.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“And shopping, too. I will miss my maternal responsibilities during your absence, of course, but I shall endure it somehow.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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