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Recent Examples of variety store
The prominent corner store has seen a succession of uses over the years: it’s been a variety store (the G.C. Murphy five-and-dime shop), a dollar store, an antique mall and, most recently, a restaurant called the Five and Dime Ale House, which closed last year.
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Discount department stores remained the most popular destination for shoppers, followed by Dollar/variety stores, apparel, footwear, and accessory retailers.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Two men have been arrested in connection to the beating death of a man at a variety store in Phoenix, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
On a piece of notebook paper, Robinson-Goodnight recently jotted down in bright-blue ink the web of businesses that her family has lost over the years — a variety store, a coffee shop, a bar.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Discount department stores remained the most popular destination for shoppers, followed by Dollar/variety stores, apparel, footwear, and accessory retailers.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Two men have been arrested in connection to the beating death of a man at a variety store in Phoenix, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
On a piece of notebook paper, Robinson-Goodnight recently jotted down in bright-blue ink the web of businesses that her family has lost over the years — a variety store, a coffee shop, a bar.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variety store
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Final verdict: Is this going to set you back more than your average department store fragrance?Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Jan. 2025
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Last week, the department store chain agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group.Anne D’Innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Dana Taylor: Art resembling that created by Indigenous people has shown up in chain stores like Urban Outfitters and online retailers such as Amazon.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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If the thought of throngs of shoppers in crowded high street chain stores fills you with horror, there is another side to London Christmas shopping.Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Nina and Stefan Pope — who have furnished their home for nearly 20 years with secondhand items found at thrift stores around their neighborhood — decided to tie the knot inside one of their favorite places — a thrift shop outside of Manchester, England, according to CBS News.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Be creative, think outside the box, and definitely check out your local thrift shops.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
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In September 2023, five Americans detained for years in Iran were freed in exchange for five Iranians in U.S. custody and for $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets to be released by South Korea.Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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On June 1, 2024, the World Health Assembly adopted a major revision to its International Health Regulations (IHR), which ensure early detection and reporting of disease outbreaks and scientific exchange.Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety%20store. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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