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supermarket

[soo-per-mahr-kit] / ˈsu pərˌmɑr kɪt /






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“Public Access Afterworld” is a page-turner in the tradition of supermarket paperbacks from Stephen King and Clive Barker, both of whom know cinema well.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The ad features a couple agonizing over high prices at a supermarket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Iceland supermarket chain said it was "clear" consumers had listened to warnings after it saw a 40% increase in sales of tinned products over the weekend.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

For example, shoppers at the supermarket may pick up chicken instead of beef if it has become too expensive for them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Oh, God, how I wish I’d grabbed a pencil right there in the supermarket and not trusted the roads home.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

The few hundred dollars a month credited to a card she could use at supermarkets allowed her to supplement her modest retirement funds and keep her family afloat.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Grocery shopping requires accumulated knowledge of ingredients, cooking, nutrition, family preferences and the mysterious geography of supermarkets.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

As conventional grocery stores such as Ralphs and Albertsons pare back locations, Vallarta and other specialty markets are filling the gap, sometimes moving into communities that had lost their go-to supermarkets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

A proposed state Senate bill would prohibit them in supermarkets and pharmacies in New York, where a poll found that 64% of New Yorkers think the labels would push up the cost of groceries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Besides, all the energy has flowed out to the new developments, to the semi- rural supermarkets, the outdoor movies, new houses with wide lawns and stucco schools where children are confirmed in their illiteracy.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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