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At the time, he had been shopping for crude suppliers for a refinery he was planning to construct in Perth Amboy in his home state of New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Malukas decided earlier this season he didn’t want to return to Coyne in 2024 and had been shopping himself when the McLaren seat suddenly opened last month.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Khalis Saeed, 52, an engineer who had been shopping at a nearby market, came over and joined the protest, saying it was his duty as a Muslim.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022

Josie had been shopping in London in 2018 when she recognised the DJ and asked to have a photo taken with him.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

How could I have been oblivious to the family that had been shopping for me?

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter