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candy store

British  

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sweet shop.  a shop solely or largely selling confectionary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Back in New York City, an upmarket candy store company called BonBon now has five shops across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and another in the Hamptons on Long Island that opened last summer.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

We’re kids staring into the window of the cosmic candy store.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

“It’s like a giant breeding experiment—a candy store to play in,” said cidermaker David Buchanan, of Portersfield Cider in rural Pownal, which has used apples from Turley’s trunk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The luxury brand has teamed up with viral Swedish candy store BonBon on its newest limited edition collaboration, bringing the sensation to the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

Who needed to waste a penny at the candy store when you could get a taste of molasses for free?

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

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