candy store
Britishnoun
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“He just loved the light. He was like a kid in a candy store when he first came. But David was all about the work. Everything came back to that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
In urban neighborhoods, the local candy store often had a pay phone and acted as a message center for the surrounding area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
We’re kids staring into the window of the cosmic candy store.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
When Cossington, who described herself as feeling like "a kid in the candy store", was tasked with recruiting the "best in the world", Van Ginhoven was top of her list.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
It is too poignant, like the little boy peering in the candy store window.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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