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It’s a world in which it is easier to fail than to succeed, a world that a lot of people picking up a paperback for quarter at the drug store would have recognized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Everywhere I’d normally go was closed except for a chain drug store, where I purchased a pint of coffee Häagen-Dazs and a bag of stale chocolate chips.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

Sessa is now the 21st century equivalent of the starlet discovered at the local drug store.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Social media videos regularly show drug store chains CVS and Walgreens being targeted for their basic supplies.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The Ratignolles lived at no great distance from Edna’s home, on the comer of a side street, where Monsieur Ratignolle owned and conducted a drug store which enjoyed a steady and prosperous trade.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin