bookstore
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bookstore
Example Sentences
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Many customers who reached out said they wanted to help — the bookstore had been in Eagle Rock for as long as they had.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Aware House Books, a New Age-oriented bookstore in Regina, Saskatchewan, posted a video of an employee ripping up Chopra’s books, and announced it would no longer order or carry them.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
But why does Amazon, launched by Jeff Bezos in 1995 as an online bookstore out of a rented garage, have so few serious rivals in the West when it comes to e-commerce?
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Founder and then-CEO Jeff Bezos opened an online bookstore in July 1995.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Once my family went to his cookbook signing at the Curious Iguana bookstore in Frederick.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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