thrift shop
noun
: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes
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There’s little other commerce: a liquor store, a thrift shop and the museum, located in Newlin Landers’ former home, which often fields calls from production companies that want to peruse its archives for documentaries on extraterrestrials.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Philippon revealed that the clothes hanging up in the thrift shop and mannequins in the fashion workshops will also be brought to life.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Each other piece was a mad dash around town, a group effort for white button-downs and matching pants, scrounged up from Nordstroms and various thrift shops.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
The proceeds from this thrift shop go to Souls Harbour Rescue Mission which provides over 300 hot meals a day to those in need.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Philippon revealed that the clothes hanging up in the thrift shop and mannequins in the fashion workshops will also be brought to life.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Each other piece was a mad dash around town, a group effort for white button-downs and matching pants, scrounged up from Nordstroms and various thrift shops.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
The proceeds from this thrift shop go to Souls Harbour Rescue Mission which provides over 300 hot meals a day to those in need.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrift%20shop. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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