box store
Americannoun
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Given the spatial finesse of the lobby below, it is sad to find the utilitarian treatment of a box store or trade show above the museum’s most important objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Loitering in the body care aisle of a big box store, hoping someone will arrive to quell the robot’s tone so you can move through the world odor-free, is a uniquely modern humiliation ritual.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
A few years ago, I was researching my book on retirement, and I’ll never forget the sight of a man in his 70s working at a big box store near Knott’s Berry Farm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
As a Master Gardener, I know many home gardeners unfortunately don’t use the pesticides they buy at their local garden center or big box store as directed.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
The turkey and pie are interrupted in both households by the run up to an early Black Friday sale at the big box store owned by the affluent clan.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
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