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The mood was similar on the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs - a stronghold of Hezbollah, also known as Dahieh - with a storekeeper expressing doubts about the agreement.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
But his role went far beyond storekeeper, Hassane said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
According to the investigation, a Malaysian man served as storekeeper and assistant chemist, with two other locals acting as his trusted aides.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Ani grew up in Enugu, the second of five children born to a schoolteacher and a storekeeper who sold stationery and gift cards at a market stall.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
“The last time he wore that rig was during Cesar Pacheco’s trial over in Ojo Prieto, wasn’t it?” the sheriff mumbled dejectedly, more to himself than to the storekeeper.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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According to the Etemad newspaper, one trader who did not give his name, complained that officials had offered no support to storekeepers battling soaring import costs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
She makes a lot of noise; she likes to bat her eyelashes at people; storekeepers hand her lollipops.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
Some of the storekeepers died, others left when they could no longer make a living.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2021
She pressured storekeepers to donate additional groceries for the needy, lest she step onto the street and publicly denounce them as “thieving gougers of widows and orphans.”
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021
His first ggeh was formed from a couple dozen storekeepers who knew each other through a fledgling Korean-American business association.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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