shopping mall
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shopping mall
First recorded in 1955–60
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And, with the museum’s dim lighting, dated technology and underutilized areas, it can feel at times as if one is wandering in a past-its-prime shopping mall or in the forgotten corner of an airport terminal.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Meanwhile: The fictional Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza from the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” videogames and movies is getting a real-life location at the American Dream shopping mall in East Rutherford, N.J., complete with animatronic stage shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Aeon shopping mall was renovated extensively to make it stronger and safer after suffering severe damage in the 2016 disaster.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Baba drops the three of us off at the Ridgeford shopping mall.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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